Handicrafts from Andhra

Andhra Pradesh is a state which is famous for its spicy food and handmade artifacts, along with their kalamkari sarees, endorsing an everlasting culture. Home to millions of talented artisans, working day and night to preserve their tradition. buy from our variegated collections today and explore a whole new range of authentic handicraft items. 

1. Kalamkari Embroidery

Kalamkari embroidery produces printed and painted fabrics, evolving through generations of trial and error. The dyes meant for this art form are derived right from the nature, where the dye is mixed with water, which is further mixed in milk, after which the cloth is soaked and dried. Painting the outline on that dried fabric using charcoal, gives the fabric its initial state. Boiling and washing the cloth to wash off excess colors; henceforward the cloth is dried again. Applying appropriate colors to the outlines specified as before, before finally washing and drying the fabric and putting the fabric to good use.

1.1. Sri Kalahasti Kalamkari

Sri Kalahasti kalamkari is a kind of kalamkari embroidery where different mythological stories, like Ramayana, Mahabharata and the life of Shiva.

1.2. Machilipatnam Kalamkari

Machilipatnam Kalamkari is vegetable dyed block painting of a fabric. The only difference between the Machilipatnam style and Sri Kalahasti style is that the machilipatnam style uses vegetable dyes for colouring and Sri Kalahasti style uses natural dyes as colors.

2. Bobbili Veena

Bobbili is the name of a place in Andhra Pradesh, where the Bobbili Veena was invented, a large plucked string instrument used in Carnatic classical music, crafted out of a single piece of jackwood. The community which makes these musical instruments is called the “Bobbili veena community”.

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