Ajrakh Hand Block Print 3 Piece Cotton Suit Set - Indigo & Madder

An unstitched three-piece in classic Ajrakh: indigo ground, madder rust, and the deep charcoal-black that comes from iron. The dupatta carries the fullest story — concentric mandalas, a dense paisley border, chevron and lattice panels, finished with hand-knotted rust tassels along a solid black edge. The kurta fabric is quieter, letting a single large medallion and a fine stripe band do the work, and the bottom fabric picks up the rust in slim vertical lines.

Ajrakh is one of the most labour-intensive printing traditions in the country — a sequence of resist, mordant and dye baths repeated over many days, each colour laid down separately with hand-carved wooden blocks. Small variations in tone, motif alignment and print density are the signature of that process, not a flaw in it.

Details

• Craft: Ajrakh hand block printing, natural dyes
• Origin: Kutch, Gujarat
  
• Set includes: Kurta fabric, bottom (pajama) fabric, dupatta
• Kurta length: 2.5 m
• Bottom length: 2.5 m 
• Dupatta: 2.25 m x 1.1 m, with hand-knotted tassels.
• Colours:black, red.
• Unstitched fabric set
  

Wash Care

• Dry clean recommended for the first wash
• Thereafter, hand wash separately in cold water using a mild liquid detergent or reetha (soap nut)
• Never bleach. Avoid detergents with optical brighteners or enzymes
• Do not soak for more than 5 minutes
• Some colour will run in the first two or three washes this is normal for natural dye and settles on its own
• Dry in shade, inside out. Direct sunlight will flatten the madder
• Iron on medium heat, on the reverse side
• Store folded in cotton or muslin, away from damp