Make your solid colors pop with this reversible upcycled kantha silk sari shawl in pink ikat, multi-print, ikat border. Style it multiple ways to get two or three different outfits with one shawl!
Or if you prefer, these make uniquely beautiful home or wall accents.
- One-of-a-Kind Fabric: Made from two layers of vintage silk sari fabric, carefully chosen for their unique colors and patterns—no two scarves are the same!
- Limited Edition: As a limited edition piece, your shawl will be a unique addition to your wardrobe.
- Artful Stitching: Adorned with beautiful kantha embroidery by low-income women in West Bengal, a centuries-old technique involving delicate, hand-stitched running stitches that add both texture and durability. It takes 15 to 30 days to create a silk sari kantha shawl.
- Personal Touch: Each scarf is personally signed by the artisan in Bengali, connecting you to the maker and their story.
- Unsurpassed Quality: Undergoes a thorough seven-step quality check to ensure each piece meets the highest standards.
- Handfeel: Mid-weight
- Empowering Women: Supports women artisans in West Bengal, providing them with a crucial source of income and enhancing their livelihoods. Also supports sari-traders and sari-sellers, every woman who touches the sari along the supply chain.
Irregularies in the stitching are a reminder the shawls are handmade and each is unique.
upcycled kantha silk sari shawl - pink ikat, multi-print, ikat border
Kantha is a tradition of hand embroidering patchwork cloth from rags. Over time it evolved from a simple running stitch into a rich & varied embroidery language, depicting motifs influenced by religion, culture & the rural lives of the women stitching them. Deeply rooted in Bengal & with a history of over 3,000 years, kantha is rich in story & meaning.
Whether it be a plain stitch on patched rags, or highly illustrative embroidery on the finest silk, this humble art form is created today as it has been for centuries: in small, unassuming village homes by women who spend days, weeks & even months on one piece.
Each piece is unique - you will never see the same combination of fabrics and threads twice. Any variations or irregularities are to be celebrated. They are part of the design & inherent to the handcrafted production process, making this item beautifully unique.
Material: 100% Upcycled Silk with cotton embroidery
Care: Gentle hand wash in cold water. Do not soak. Drip dry in shade
Origin: West Bengal, India
