Coin Purse Cotton Kalamkari Small

Lightweight lined and padded coin purse with zip top. Compact size.

Colors and prints will vary.

Size: 3" x 3" approx.

Handmade in India by our Fair Trade partners.

Kalamkari is the art of painting cotton fabrics with a kalam (“kalam” means pen and “kari” art). A sharp pointed bamboo stick padded with hair or cotton and tied with a string on one end to regulate the flow of color. Vegetable dyes are used to color the designs. The art of painting using organic dyes on cloth is popular in several parts of India. Once painted, the fabric is dipped in Myrobalam a solution of milk and water that makes the dye permanent.