Wall Hangings, Hand-paintings & Kalamkari

Wall Hangings

Wall Hangings in the Batik style are a feature of Siddipet in Medak district. Using a combination of chemical colours and application of wax in the 'resist' or cold process, graphic designs, human figures and Hindu deities in folk style is painted. This style is also used on sarees, scarves & napkins, which are elegant.

Cheriyal Scroll Paintings

These Paintings done on cloth in earth colours is one of the traditional crafts practised mainly at Cheriyal in Warangal district. Painted in free style and depicting mythological stories, they are used as visual aids, and have gained popularity in recent times as artistic wall decorations.

Banjara Embroidery

This Embroidery is a local tribal craft practised by the Lambada tribe. As complete dress sets of womenfolk, these products express exuberance and are colourfully fabricated with artistic beads and mirror work

Himroo

Having its origins in the 'Jannawar' of Kashmir and introduced in the South by the Moghul rulers, Himroo is a gorgeous fabric with a cotton base and artsilk, weft in figurative, geometric and floral motifs, Shawls and running materials are the items most sought after. The craftsmen, originally from Aurangabad, have migrated to Hyderabad to pursue this profession.

Kalamkari

This rare art of printing on fabric is exclusive to only two areas in Andhra Pradesh. The art has its home in Srikalahasti of Chittoor district bordering Tamilnadu but flourished in Machilipatnam, where it was influenced by Persian art.

The outstanding feature of Kalamkari (art with a pen) is the extensive use of vegetable dyes. While the Kalahasti craftsmen used only a quill to draw designs and depict scenes from the epics, which are later coloured with vegetable-extracted dyes, those in Machilipatnam of Krishna district have developed the art of creations through printing blocks.

Kalamkari wall hangings, bedsheets and other prints have become popular all over the world and many a masterpiece in Kalamkari has found its way into international museums.

The wide acceptance of Kalamkari material for dresses is mainly because of the use of cotton. Cotton fabric is soaked and treated to absorb the dyes easily and through the process attains a softer texture.