Onda

MR23110

Spoken for
Category
Sari
Year
2023
The Story
Natural dyed, handspun, handwoven Eri silk with handspun Hemp
Onda celebrates indigo. The pallu is conceived as an asymmetrical patchwork of Eri Silk dyed with indigo and myrobalan. The heft of pallu is balanced with a panel of textured Himalayan Hemp from Nepal.

Onda is one of a kind textile designed to highlight a unique coming together of various techniques and creativity of handcraft. This design will not be recreated. Onda comes with a blouse fabric designed to encourage mora fireflies to bring their own authentic spirit to the fabrication of blouse fit, usage of borders and edgings.

Blouse worn by Tara is not included.

Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.

—Saint Augustine

About Eri Silk and Natural dyeing
Eri Silk is a wild silk with a wooly fibrous filament hand spun into yarn, handwoven on traditional throw shuttle looms of Assam. It is elegant in drape, subtle in appearance and the texture of fabric does not carry obvious lustre that we typically associate with silk. Eri Silk being a protein fibre absorbs most natural dyes.
Natural Dyeing involves a series of high precision steps to bring out the adequate conditions for textiles to absorb and retain dye. With non-injury as our core totem, we have given colour to this fabric using those natural sources that are procured locally, leaving least violent footprints on life and nature. The dye raw material is natural i.e. plant and resin based, instantly compostable, non-industrial and non- toxic.
The Makers
Eri silk is made under the supervision of Narmohan Das, with creative guidelines from Mora.
Himalayan hemp made with Sapkota family in Nepal.
Patchwork management with Madhu Mittal.
Stitching by Gurmel Singh, Jalalabad, Punjab.
Beadwork by Param, Bathinda.
Disclaimer:
Imperfections in the weaves reflect handmade
Irregularity in the dyes reflect natural process
Innocent spots in the textiles reflect being homemade
A work of nature cannot be sterile and error-free
A choice to still buy what we make is a step
Towards supporting original culture
Of people
Of nature
Of craft

A celebration of humanness.
Mora Collective 2025
designed by: MIDTOAN
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