Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted/ block-printed cotton textile produced in Isfahan, Iran, and in the Indian state of Pedana Andhra Pradesh. Only natural dyes are used in Kalamkari, which involves twenty-three steps. There are two distinctive styles of Kalamkari art in India - Srikalahasti style and the Machilipatnam style. As an art form, it was found in the wealthy peak of Golconda sultanate, Hyderabad, in the Middle Ages. The Mughals who patronized this craft in the Coromandel and Golconda province called the practitioners of this craft "Qualamkars", from which the term "Kalamkari" evolved. The Pedana Kalamkari craft made in Pedana nearby Machilipatnam in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh,
The first step in creating Kalamkari is steeping it in starch and then drying it under the sun. Afterwards, the red, black, brown, and violet portions of the designs are outlined with a mordant and cloth are then placed in a bath of alizarin. The next step is to cover the cloth, except for the parts to be dyed blue, in wax, and immerse the cloth in indigo dye. Final stages are colour fixing and selection of theme based on the customer requirement.
In Pedana, the art of Kalamkari is still in live and few families are selected as carrier. There is a society for these weavers community and supported by NABARD. Now a days this is a small scale industries and creating woman employment.
NABARD is supporting to create a cluster to develop this Kalamkari art and Handy crafts department also supporting for marketing. There is a necessity to protect this old and historical art.
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