Watermalon Red Dahlia Phool Handspun Tussar Silk Dupatta TC_Alpana It’s a philosophy the art

It’s a philosophy the art of coming together

The motif is placed by hand

the kind that breathes

designed to look like moving water — sharp

It’s the fact that this was Gurubari’s first creation

Watermalon Red Dahlia Phool Handspun Tussar Silk Dupatta TC_Alpana It’s a philosophy the artA handspun tussar silk dupatta woven on a traditional handloom in Odisha, with Dahlia patterning worked in extra weft across the full length. The motif is placed by hand, row by row, using the jala supplementary weft technique not printed or embroidered after weaving. Tussar silk comes from wild Antheraea mylitta moths that feed on arjun and asan trees in Odisha's forests. The yarn is handspun before it reaches the loom. The result is a fabric with