Pareo - Sarong in 100% handmade cotton - TRIVANDRUM. TRIVANDRUM cotton sarong with tribal patterns. The designs decorating the sarong are made with handmade wooden stamps. A typical and traditional Indian workmanship for your ideal summer sarong. This is also a multi-purpose accessory, adaptable and easy to wear.
The stamping of the patterns, as well as the production of the wooden stamp, are done entirely by hand. Furthermore, for multicolored patterns, the printing process is done once for each color: this means that for a 3-color pattern, the fabric is printed 3 times over its entire surface.
Moreover, this cotton sarong with tribal patterns can also be used as a sarong, which is a large piece of cotton draped around the waist and worn as a skirt by men and women in many parts of Asia.
The fabric is often dyed with bright natural colors, or printed not only with complex patterns depicting animals or plants but also checks and finally with various geometries and patterns.
This type of pareo is ideal to wear as
- skirt-style beach cover-up
- dress-style beach cover-up
- tube dress-style beach cover-up
- one-shoulder dress
- beach towel
- wall hanging (ethnic decoration)
- summer and/or winter scarf
- all-purpose cover
- summer baby wrap
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Block printing: a repeated manual craft
Every pareo and scarf is created through a traditional process where the pattern is transferred onto the fabric with hand-carved and manually impressed wooden blocks.

The work begins with the preparation of the tools and carved blocks, each designed to leave a part of the design on the fabric.

The fabric is prepared and laid out on the workbench: a simple base, ready to embrace color, rhythm, and repetition.

The block is then impressed by hand, step by step. The continuity of the pattern comes from the artisan's eye and experience.

Finally, the fabrics are checked, dried, and prepared. Small variations are not defects: they tell the authentic story of manual craftsmanship.