These two pictures are from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Divia Patel, Senior Curator, South Asia, Victoria and Albert Museum had acquired this Moon sari for the Fabric of India exhibition, to display the contemporary craftsmanship of the artisan.
This has been an inspiration for us, to recreate.
In this moon sari, the artisan has folded and compressed the fabric between two circular wooden discs clamped together and immersed in an indigo dye bath.
The Day sari - is the one in blue and red, the Night sari has the base colours of grey and indigo, done in clamp dyeing
The special characteristic of a shibori resist dyeing is the soft blurry edged pattern. This effect is quite different from the sharp-edged resist obtained with a stencil, paste, and wax. With shibori, the dyer works in tandem with the materials that allow him full expression. Can you see the blurriness around the circle, just like the uneven surface of the moon?
A genius of an artist, who has recreated this in our Kora Kanjivaram and organic cotton base sari. Stay tuned for the beauties.
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