Black Natural Stripe Rekha Ghicha Handspun Tussar Silk Dupatta Model_TC_Parijat created through the painstaking process

created through the painstaking process of resist dye Ikat weaving executed directly on handspun Tussar silk

symmetrical design

As an artist & avid student of art

The body of the sari features a repeating triangular Ikat motif

The design was initially created on cotton ikkat and then with its popularity

Black Natural Stripe Rekha Ghicha Handspun Tussar Silk Dupatta Model_TC_Parijat created through the painstaking processA handspun tussar silk dupatta woven on a traditional handloom in Odisha, with Rekha patterning worked in extra weft across the full length. The motif is placed by hand, row by row, using the jala supplementary weft technique not printed or embroidered after weaving. Tussar silk comes from wild Antheraea mylitta moths that feed on arjun and asan trees in Odisha's forests. The yarn is handspun before it reaches the loom. The result is a fabric with