ajrakh oversized shawls

Oversized Ajrakh Shawl | Handwoven Kala Cotton

For your shoulders, your home, and whatever comes next.

Woven by hand in Kala cotton, printed with Ajrakh motifs and finished with carefully stitched contrast piping, this generous shawl brings together three crafts in one versatile piece.

At 2.5 metres long and 1.15 metres wide, there is plenty of fabric to wrap, drape and make your own. Wear it around your shoulders as a shawl, tie it at the waist as a wrap skirt, or lay it across a chair or sofa as a throw.

And for those who love to sew, it can become the starting point for something new—a garment, a home textile, or an idea entirely your own.

The details

• Fabric: Handwoven Kala cotton

• Print: Ajrakh

• Finish: Neatly stitched contrast piping along the edges

• Dimensions: 250 cm long × 115 cm wide

• Ways to use: Shawl, wrap skirt, throw, or fabric for your own sewing project

The craft of Ajrakh

Ajrakh is a traditional hand-block-printing craft practised in Kutch, Gujarat. Artisans use carved wooden blocks to build intricate patterns, carefully aligning each impression by hand. The cloth moves through repeated stages of printing, dyeing, washing and sun-drying—a patient process that gives the print its depth and character.

Here, Ajrakh meets handwoven Kala cotton and carefully stitched piping, bringing together the work of the loom, the printing block and the finishing stitch.

This fabric carries the rhythm of a family loom in Kutch through our Reyaan community.

It is woven by Manji Bhai, who has spent more than 30 years at the loom. In his home, weaving is part of everyday life — the steady movement of the shuttle and the quiet rhythm of the loom shaping fabric thread by thread.

For this textile, Kala cotton is used — an indigenous cotton grown in the dry landscapes of western India. Resilient and naturally adapted to the region, it has been part of local textile traditions for generations.

Once the yarn is set on the loom, the fabric takes form as a clean, handwoven surface — simple, breathable, and grounded.

From here, the fabric moves into the hands of Ajrakh printers.

Ajrakh is a craft that has lived in Kutch for over 400 years, carried forward through generations of artisan families. The fabric goes through a slow, layered process — often up to 16 steps of printing, dyeing, washing, and drying.

Natural dyes like indigo and madder are built gradually, with patterns emerging step by step.

There is a rhythm to this too — different from the loom, but just as precise.

The result is a textile shaped by multiple hands, where weaving and printing come together — carrying depth, variation, and the quiet time of the processes behind it.

Your Impact with Every Piece

Wear something that carries warmth — in more ways than one.

Behind every piece is time, landscape, and many hands.

We ship worldwide*

Every piece is made in small batches and mindfully handmade by skilled artisans.

Ready to be shipped. (unless mentioned in the description above.) Once the product is shipped, we cannot cancel or make any changes in the order.

For orders shipping to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, we are now exploringa new carrier partner for shipping. While it is not the fastest shipping method available, it offers the best balance between reliability and affordability, especially in light of rising international shipping costs.

As a result, delivery times may be slightly longer than standard express services. We appreciate your patience and understanding, as this allows us to keep shipping costs as reasonable as possible while continuing to serve these destinations.

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