Rose Organza silk ikat handloom Odisha saree – Impressions-Pankaja Sethi

Silk ikat ‘Impression’ design in soft rose hue sari is hand woven with finest denier of mulberry silk on with delicate and skilled hands in Eastern Odisha, India. This contemporary innovative design with aesthetic blend of texture is inspired from impressions of fossils left on stones using single Ikat-Bandha weaving tradition. Pankaja Sethi textiles have elegant and sophisticated because of the way woven finesse is achieved.
Pankaja Sethi sarees are made slowly with love by hand. This timeless sustainable textile stands for excellence in design, crafts & innovation. The textile craft supports preservation of traditional weaves and high quality.

Features:
Ikat, cotton, hand-woven, bandha, Odisha weaves, handloom, silk, organza
History The first evidence of ikat is found of Ajanta and Ellora paintings. History of Ikat in Odisha dates back to 12th C, Puri Maharaja consigned weavers to weave Khandua pata silk cloth for Lord Jagannath. The script of Jayadev’s poem was inscribed in ikat technique. Today millions of weavers in Nuapatna and surrounding villages in Cuttack district of Odisha sustain on weaving.
Craft: Ikat originated from Ragikakt Malay word that means of resist. Ikat in Odiya language is called Bandha that means to stop. Ikat is achieved by resisting threads manually as per desired design and dyed multiple times. The resist are removed by hand and woven into textile.
Collaboration: Pankaja Sethi works with weavers and traditional weavers of Odisha directly at grass root level.
What we stand for: excellence in design, excellence in craft, quality, safe working environment, gender equality and preservation.
Disclaimer: Natural variations in texture, woven irregularities are nature of handwoven textiles. Variations in colour are natural. This is not considered defect.
Craft Ikat
Material silk
Wash Care Dry Clean only