Stories in silk: RmKv launches thematic handloom silk saris with natural dye

Pure-dyed silk sari with over 4,000 colors
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Because it completes 100 years within the enterprise, RmKV Silks (since 1924), the legacy model from Tirunelveli is in celebratory mode. To mark this milestone, the model has launched a natural-dyed silk sari with over 4,000 colors, intricately handwoven into the zari checks on its physique.

The 99 flowers sari impressed by Kurinjipattu
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In an effort to help weavers and guarantee high quality, the model launched its personal looms 30 years in the past. After having reseached pure dyes beginning 2014, it launched a spread of pure dyed handloom silks two years in the past. A few of its creations through the years embody the grand reversible sari, the 50,000 color sari, and the varnajaalam vary. An addition to its modern silk sari vary, the 4,000 color naturally-dyed silk sari has its colors derived from quite a lot of pure sources akin to indigo, myrobalan, pomegranate, Indian madder, Indian pink creeper, gooseberry, and lac. This new launch sequence consists of, a karpagavruksham (Tree of life) sari, a peach fuzz (color of the yr) sari impressed by Paithani weaving, a kalamkari-inspired twin shaded (peacock blue and crimson) sari, a mandala Mughal art-inspired sari, and a Bhujodi weaving impressed sari in viridian shade. The 99 flowers sari, a tribute to Tamil tradition, is impressed by the Sangam literature Kurinjippaattu, that describes 99 completely different flowers of the panorama.

The Lino gentle weight silk vary by RmKV
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RmKV Silks has patented its innovation of lino silk saris, which weighs 40% lesser than conventional silk saris. This yr they’ve additionally launched handwoven cutwork designs in lino gentle silks, in addition to payadi tissue lino, the place the physique of the sari is designed within the conventional payadi (basket weave) type that includes translucent checks that add a novel texture and visible enchantment.

RmKV Silks has three showrooms in Chennai, one in Tirunelveli, Coimbatore and Bengaluru. The saris can be found at their showrooms.