New found treasures of Indian Silk Fabric - Phulkari, Hand Embroidered Silks and More

We were on our monthly shopping spree and found some really cool pure silks in Silk city Chennai. These are pure silk fabrics in various textures such as Crepe, Georgette, Katan and Pohampalli. We've also found some hand embroidered silk in stunning color combinations. Its not our claim, see the pictures and you'll understand.

Shocking Pink, Gold and Green Banaras silk fabric

A Close up- Shocking Pink, Gold and Green Banaras silk fabric

Royal Blue, Red and Gold Banaras Silk Fabric

The Pattern - Royal Blue, Red and Gold Banaras Silk Fabric

Pure Silk Dupioni in Hot Pink With Silver Zari and Green Silk Thread Hand Embroidery

Pure Silk Dupioni in Red  With Silver Zari and Royal Blue Silk Thread Hand Embroidery

Pure Silk Dupioni - Kantha Embroidery from Bengal

Sunny Yellow Pure Silk Banarasi Fabric with Wide Skirt Border in Hot Pink 

Deep Red Pure Silk Fabric with Royal Blue and Emerald Green Phulkari Hand Embroidery 

Spring Green Pure Silk Fabric with Royal Blue, Yellow and Red Phulkari Hand Embroidery 

Yellow Banarasi Pure Silk Fabric with Vertical Flower Stripes of Matt Finish Gold Zari and Silk Thread in Blue / Green

Blue Banarasi Pure Silk Fabric with Vertical Flower Stripes of Silk Thread in Red  / Green and Yellow

Hot Pink Banarasi Pure Silk Fabric with Vertical Flower Stripes of Silk Thread in Silver / Green and Blue 

The Close Up - Hot Pink Banarasi Pure Silk Fabric with Vertical Flower Stripes of Silk Thread in Silver / Green and Blue 

Red  Banarasi Pure Silk Fabric with Vertical Flower Stripes of Silk Thread in Silver / Yellow and Blue 

Paisley Pattern Pure Silk Fabric in Mango, Matt Finish Gold and Blue 

Floral  Pattern Pure Silk Fabric in Mango Color, Matt Finish Gold and Blue

Indian Cotton Fabric - Hand Block Printed Fabrics in Earthy Colors

Lovely hand block printed  cotton fabrics. We received the delivery a few days back. These were in the workshop for more than two weeks. We are so happy to get them. These fabrics are suitable for making dresses, curtains, garden pillow covers, chair cover or bed skirt. All these fabrics are 45 inches wide and carry medium weight (approx 100 grams)

All these fabrics are printed using vegetable dyes, mud and iron ore. So these are 100% organic and no chemical was used while making them.

Pure Silk Fabrics from India - Ikat Silk Fabrics- Pochampally Silks - Tribal Textile Weaving

Indian Silk fabrics are world famous for their colors, variety in texture and designs. Indian Ikat Silk is one of the fabrics that is always admired by the fashion designers around the world. Ikat silk has lovely patterns in extremely beautiful colors. Ikat dying started as  resist dying which is similar to tie-dye technique. According to Wikipedia, term Ikat is derived from the Malay word mengikat  that means "To Tie". Ikat silk in India is either woven on a handloom or printed by the machines. 

Ikat is a traditional textile weaving art common to many cultures worldwide. Likely, it is one of the oldest forms of textile weaving. Ikat has been nurtured world over by the experienced hands of Ikat weaving artists from India, Burma, Indonesia,Cambodia, Central and South Amarica and Uzbekistan with a long history of Ikat production.

In India, Ikat silk is also known as Pochampalli silk fabric. Pochampally or Pochampalli is the name of a place in south India where Ikat silk is produced. Here is a collection of lovely Ikat fabrics that found while selecting and procuring fabrics for one of our customers from Europe. The handloom or Tanta looks as shown in the picture below:

Printed Ikat Silk in Indigo, White and Blue  

Spring Green Ikat Silk Fabric from India - Lovley Colors Such as Yellow and Green Make it Look Amazing

Brown, Yellow and Green - Printed Ikat Silk Fabric, Made in India 

Onion Pink, Green, Yellow and Brown Ikat pattern on a Silk Fabric 

Simply Awesome Golden Brown and Yellow Ikat Silk with a Hint of Red

Sea Green and Brown, Traditional Ikat Pattern on a Pure Silk Fabric from India

Sea Green and Brown Ikat Silk 

Emerald Green, Yellow and White Ikat Silk Fabric

Maroon, Yellow, White and Green Ikat Silk Fabric from India

Sambalpuri Ikat weaving loom (Tanta) from Odisha (source: Wikipedia)

Contact us at info@desicraftshop.com for authentic Indian Ikat Silk supply worldwide.

Visit our website www.desicraftshop.com for authentic Indian block print fabrics and craft supply items.

Fabric arrangement and good housekeeping

Hand carved wooden stamps from South Africa - Imported to make some lovely fabric

Hand carved wooden stamps - handmade by South African Artisans

These are hand carved wooden stamps from South Africa, we recently procured from one of our suppliers. 

We don't know when, but we plan to make some really serious organic fabric using these wooden stamps ;)

These are handmade by skilled South African artisans.

We use plain make lovely organic fabrics using these blocks or stamps. We will use White cotton, colored cotton, Ahimsa or Khadi fabric, organic cotton fabric, muslin fabric and pure silks for printing. The fabrics will be printed on pre-order basis only. Choose the color and pattern and write to us at info@desicraftshop.com to place an order.

Raj paisley with an African twist

Hand carved big size paisley stamp from South Africa

Looks like hemp flower - its better to call it floral carving stamp

This one looks like an African parrot

This must be a crocodile 

Small flower

This is definetely a horse. We are going to make some beautiful fabrics using this one :D

Looks like an eagle. Could be a parrot too!

Ah yes! This is a peacock :P

This is elle - belly Elephant :P

This is a nice design for making borders and filling the odd spaces

Lucky turtle will bring us more luck