Inspiration
The ambassador car has been part of almost everyone’s childhood growing up in the 80s and 90s. From school drops, to evening out shopping for nothing with mum, Sunday ice cream parlour visits with cousins of all degrees –first, second and third spilling out of the car, to winter picnics with almost dozen and half members squeezed into this mysterious Ambassador car that seemed to be magically swallowing people .Our only faithful chariot right from school to early teenage years – The Ambassador.
Red Ambassadors printed on mauve gives this saree a fresh feel. Start your day with energy and on a high note humming a familiar retro tune. Mine would be ‘In Haathon Se Sabki Gaadi’ (a legendary Bollywood song).
Details
Length: 5.5 m; Width: 47 inches
Blouse Piece: Blouse piece is not included with saree. The blouse worn in the photographs is only for styling.
Maintenance: Dry Clean and light iron
Disclaimer: The pictures are clicked in natural light. Colour may vary slightly from the image. Since these products are purely hand worked, there may be variations in the weave, colours and prints. Please accept them as beauty of a hand-made product.
Description
Fabric:
The prints bloom in an altogether artistic appeal on the pure organic cotton (100% cotton), grown in India. Organic cotton is regular cotton that is grown organically without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides aside from the ones allowed by the certified organic labeling. The drape is light and comfortable. This cotton hugs you softly. It might benefit from starching after 4-5 wears but starching is not necessary at all.
Printing:
The motifs are screen printed on the fabric. Screen printing is a method in which ink is applied directly to the surface to be printed (substrate). The image to be printed is photographically transferred to a very fine fabric (the screen) such that the non-printing areas are blocked off and the fabric serves as a stencil. The ink is wiped across the screen to pass through the unblocked pores and reach the substrate. For each color to be printed a separate screen is prepared and the process is repeated. It is tedious and painstakingly done by hand.
