Imagine waking up to a deep blue bedspread dyed not in a factory but with plant-extracted indigo — a colour tradition stretching back thousands of years. This Chhota Flowers Indigo Bedspread is handmade in India using block-printing: artisans press hand-carved wooden stamps dipped in natural dye onto cotton fabric, row by row, piece by piece. When you buy this textile, you are not just buying fabric — you are bringing home the work of a craftsperson, the imprint of a culture, and the continuation of a natural dyeing tradition.
Natural indigo – a living colour
Indigo is one of the world's oldest natural dyes, used in Indian textile culture for millennia. The dye is extracted from the leaves of the Indigofera tinctoria plant, and working it into cloth is a careful, seasonal process. Rather than fading entirely with washing, the colour develops a noble, lived-in character over time. The small Chhota floral motif creates a delicate, repeating geometric-botanical pattern — understated yet decorative. One of the special qualities of indigo-dyed textiles is that they change subtly with each wash and each day in the sun — living, evolving objects.
A versatile artisan textile
At 170×120 cm it works beautifully as a bedspread, sofa throw or wall hanging. The cotton weave is breathable and pleasant to the touch — cool in summer, comfortably warm on cool evenings as a light blanket. Every piece is unique: the slight variations inherent in hand block-printing mean no two pieces are exactly alike in the entire world. This textile also makes a unique and personal gift — an object with a soul.
Product details
- Material: cotton
- Size: 170×120 cm
- Weight: 733 g
- Country of origin: India
- Dye: natural indigo