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Cotton kurtas on iTokri run to 282 in-stock stitched pieces, priced from ₹1,250 to ₹4,990. Fabric bases include pure cotton, Mulmul cotton, voile cotton, natural-dyed cotton, Mangalagiri cotton from Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, Mulmul, silk-cotton blends, and Tussar silk. Craft techniques represented across the 282 pieces span four making approaches: hand block printing in Ajrakh from Kutch, Gujarat; Bagh natural dye from Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh; Sanganeri from Sanganer, Rajasthan; Bagru from Rajasthan; and Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh; handloom weaving in Mangalagiri, Pochampally ikat from Telangana, Dharwad from Karnataka, Khun from Karnataka, and Banarasi from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; tie-dye in Bandhani from Kutch and Leheriya from Rajasthan; and plain and Pintuck-detailed solid cotton. Silhouettes include short kurtas, A-line kurtas, and straight or long kurtas. The full size range runs XS to 6XL. Colors include white, cream, beige, blue, green, yellow, pink, red, brown, grey, maroon, and peach.

Plain and solid cotton kurtas form the dominant tier within the 282 pieces, with craft-specific pieces distributed across the price range. Hand block print cotton kurtas carry the regional craft identification: an Ajrakh kurta from Kutch is natural dye on cotton, a Bagh kurta is natural dye block print from Madhya Pradesh, a Sanganeri kurta is a fine floral block print from Sanganer. The handloom kurtas bring the fabric construction itself as the design: a Mangalagiri cotton kurta has the twisted-yarn handloom weave with a woven zari border as its visual identity, a Pochampally ikat kurta carries woven-in geometric resist patterns, and a Dharwad cotton kurta has the mercerised twisted-yarn surface of the Karnataka handloom. Pintuck-detailed kurtas in this collection use a construction technique (small stitched folds running lengthwise) as the surface element, distinct from both print and weave-based design. Patchwork kurtas in this collection join fabric sections from different prints or weaves into a single garment.

Bagh print dress materials on iTokri run to 228 in-stock unstitched sets, priced from ₹1,350 to ₹5,490, all hand block printed in Bagh, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The Bagh printing process, locally called Thappa Chapai (from Thappa meaning stamp and Chapai meaning print), uses hand-carved wooden blocks pressed onto cloth with organic and vegetable-based dye pastes. The natural dyes confirmed in this collection include indigo for blue tones, madder-root alizarin for red (historically giving Bagh print the name "Alizarine Print"), mustard for yellow, and khaki and black. Fabric bases include pure cotton, natural dyed cotton, Kota Doria from Kota, Rajasthan, Maheshwari silk from Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, Chanderi silk from Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, and silk blends. Most sets in this collection are 3-piece unstitched suit sets including kurta, bottom, and dupatta yardage; 2-piece sets are available in select styles. Colors across the 228 pieces include white, black, pink, peach, orange, red, blue, grey, multicolor, beige, maroon, and indigo.

Bagh's natural dye process works through mordanting, resist, and direct dyeing in sequence. The cloth is prepared with a mineral mordant (typically alum or iron) that binds the natural dye to the cotton fiber; without mordanting, vegetable dyes wash out quickly. The mordant type also shifts the final color: alum with madder produces clear red, iron with madder produces a dark grey to black tone. The indigo dyeing in Bagh print follows a fermentation vat process distinct from the mordant-dye sequence used for red and black. The result is a color palette built from a small set of natural dye sources that combine in specific ways: indigo and madder together produce the deep blue-and-red geometric fields most associated with Bagh print. On cotton, the natural dye achieves full penetration into the fiber; on Kota Doria's open-check weave, the dye soaks through the open grid and the block print is visible from both sides of the cloth. On Maheshwari silk (a handloom silk from the same state, Madhya Pradesh), the natural dye produces a deeper saturation on the silk warp than on a cotton ground, and the silk surface adds a drape and sheen that changes the character of the same Bagh print motif compared to its appearance on cotton.

Pure cotton fabrics on iTokri run to 3,811 in-stock pieces by the metre, priced from ₹240 to ₹850 per metre, in widths of 39 to 46 inches and weights of 60 to 200 GSM. The collection spans four making approaches across India's handcraft geography. Block print techniques include Ajrakh from Kutch, Gujarat; Sanganeri fine floral print from Sanganer, Rajasthan; Bagru dabu mud-resist print from Rajasthan; Bagh natural dye block print from Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh; Kalamkari from Machilipatnam and Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh; hand Batik; Pipad print from Jodhpur district, Rajasthan; and Akola print from Chittorgarh district, Rajasthan. Handloom weave techniques include Pochampally ikat from Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana; Sambalpuri ikat from Sambalpur district, Odisha; Mangalagiri from Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh; Kota Doria from Kota, Rajasthan; Dharwad from Karnataka; Hakoba cotton (an open-grid woven cotton used as a base for block printing and as a standalone fabric); Bengal Jamdani; and Bhagalpuri Tussar. Tie-dye techniques include Bandhani from Kutch, Gujarat, and Leheriya from Rajasthan. Colors across the full range include white, black, yellow, red, purple, grey, blue, green, orange, brown, pink, beige, multicolor, and natural-dyed variants.

The GSM weight range (60 to 200) is the practical organizing tool within this collection for garment construction. Mulmul and fine voile-weight cotton at 60 to 90 GSM is suited for dupattas, overlayers, and lightweight summer kurtas where drape and breathability matter more than structure. Kurta-weight plain and printed cotton at 100 to 150 GSM is the most versatile range: most Ajrakh, Sanganeri, Bagh, and Kalamkari block print cotton fabrics in this collection fall in this zone, as does Kota Doria and the lighter Hakoba weaves. Structured garments such as trousers, A-line kurtas with body, and light jackets are better served by 150 to 200 GSM cotton, which includes slub cotton and the heavier handloom cottons. The width range (39 to 46 inches) also affects garment planning: at 39 inches, a full front-back kurta panel may require careful layout to fit within the width, while 44 to 46 inch widths accommodate most standard kurta cuts without piecing. Hakoba, the open-grid woven cotton, appears in this collection both as a plain ground for printing (Natural Dyed Ajrakh Cotton Hakoba Fabric) and as a standalone surface for embroidery, and its open weave means it reads differently from solid plain cotton at the same GSM.

Lucknowi Chikankari dress materials on iTokri cover 322 in-stock unstitched sets, priced from ₹3,990 to ₹18,690, all hand embroidered in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Chikankari is a pulled and shadow-work embroidery tradition where artisans stitch directly onto pre-cut fabric panels using fine needles; no weaving or dyeing is involved in the embroidery stage. The embroidery techniques confirmed in this collection include jaal work (dense, full-coverage embroidery across the fabric ground), buti work (individual scattered motifs distributed across the surface), shadow work (stitching on the reverse of sheer fabric so the thread shows as a soft silhouette on the face), mukaish (fine gold-thread detailing added alongside the base embroidery), and cut dana (bead embellishment). Fabric bases span pure cotton, Mul cotton (fine voile-weight cotton), Kota Doria from Kota, Rajasthan (open-check handwoven sheer), Chanderi silk from Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, Tussar silk, Organza, Georgette, and Linen. Sets are available in both 2-piece (kurta and dupatta) and 3-piece (kurta, dupatta, and salwar) unstitched formats. Colors across the 322 sets are in a predominantly soft register: white, off-white, beige, cream, yellow, peach, pink, green, blue, purple, brown, and grey.

The base fabric determines how the Chikankari embroidery reads. On Kota Doria and Mul cotton, both of which are open-weave sheers, shadow work stitched on the reverse creates a visible silhouette on the face of the cloth; the more open the weave, the more clearly the underside stitch shows through. On opaque cotton or linen, shadow work reads as a surface texture rather than a translucent silhouette, and the embroidery relies more on the raised texture of stitches like jaal or buti for visual presence. On Chanderi silk, the silk ground adds a background sheen that separates the matte white embroidery thread from the fabric surface, creating contrast even in white-on-white combinations. Jaal-work pieces, where the embroidery covers most of the kurta panel, require significantly more stitching time than buti-work pieces and account for the higher end of the price range; mukaish and cut dana pieces add metallic and bead elements that move these sets toward occasion wear. For construction, Chikankari panels are embroidered on pre-cut fabric lengths and the embroidery field is planned around the kurta's neckline, hem, and sleeve seams, so the placement of motifs is garment-specific rather than a continuous repeat that the buyer cuts to length.

Pochampally ikat dress materials on iTokri cover 285 in-stock unstitched sets, priced from ₹1,950 to ₹15,550, all woven in Bhoodan Pochampally village, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana. The collection spans three ikat constructions: single ikat (one set of yarns resist-dyed before weaving), weft ikat (only the weft yarns are resist-dyed), and double ikat (both warp and weft yarns are resist-dyed, then aligned precisely at the loom to produce the finished geometric pattern). Fabric bases include pure cotton, mercerised cotton, silk-cotton blends, and handloom mulberry silk. Three-piece sets include a kurta length of approximately 2.5 metres at 44 to 45 inches width, a bottom of approximately 2 metres, and a dupatta of approximately 2.5 metres at 36 to 42 inches width. Two-piece kurta-dupatta sets run approximately 2.4 metres of 110cm-wide fabric for the kurta, with a woven-to-match dupatta. Colors across the 285 sets include red, blue, grey, green, pink, orange, maroon, multicolor, purple, yellow, white, and beige.

Double ikat is practiced in only three places in the world: Bhoodan Pochampally in Telangana, Tenganan in Bali, and Okinawa in Japan. In the Pochampally process, both the warp yarns (running lengthwise across the loom) and the weft yarns (passing across the width) are resist-tied and dyed in separate sequences before any weaving begins; the weaver then aligns both sets of pre-dyed yarns on the loom so that the dyed sections interlace at exactly the right positions to form the geometric pattern. The feathering effect at each pattern boundary, where the edges of the geometric shape appear slightly soft rather than perfectly sharp, is the physical result of yarn flex during weaving and is the visible mark of a genuine handwoven double ikat piece. Single and weft ikat, while produced by the same community, require fewer alignment steps and appear in the cotton entry sets from ₹1,950; double ikat and mulberry silk pieces carry higher prices reflecting the additional precision and weaving time. For garment construction, the ikat pattern is woven continuously and reads consistently whether the fabric is cut for a straight kurta, an A-line silhouette, or a wide-leg palazzo; the pre-dyed geometric field does not shift with cut direction the way a surface block print can.

Batik print fabric on iTokri runs to 275 in-stock pieces, priced from ₹450 to ₹1,290 per metre. Both confirmed price anchors are hand block Batik: the entry at ₹450/metre is a Hand Block Batik Print Cotton Fabric; the ceiling at ₹1,290/metre is an Authentic Kutch Hand Block Batik Print Pure Handwoven Natural Dyed Kala Cotton Fabric, where Kala Cotton is an indigenous drought-resistant cotton variety grown without irrigation in Kutch's dry terrain, handwoven on a loom and then natural-dye block-printed using the wax-resist Batik method. Batik's production sequence: molten wax is applied to the fabric surface through carved wooden blocks, the cloth enters a cold dye bath where the wax-covered areas resist the dye and the hardened wax develops fine fractures that allow dye to seep along the crack lines, and after dyeing the wax is removed to reveal the resist pattern and the characteristic crackle texture. Multi-colour Batik is produced by re-waxing and dyeing in sequence. Fabric bases in this collection include plain cotton, handwoven Kala Cotton, linen, and silk blends. The collection also includes Jacquard weave fabric with Batik print applied on top, where the woven Jacquard pattern and the wax-resist Batik crackle sit as two distinct layers on the same cloth.

The ceiling piece at ₹1,290/metre carries four provenance layers that compound the labour cost: Kala Cotton is an indigenous Kutch variety that produces a shorter-staple, coarser fibre than commercial cotton, requiring handloom weaving rather than mill processing; the handloom weaving of Kala Cotton is itself a separate craft step from the Batik printing; the Batik is then applied as a natural dye block print using plant and mineral-based dyes rather than synthetic dyes, which requires more controlled process temperatures and longer dye times; and the whole process is confirmed as Kutch-origin. On plain commercial cotton at ₹450/metre, the Batik crackle reads cleanly on a consistent, flat surface; the wax fractures are most legible on large undyed fields. On handwoven Kala Cotton, the slightly irregular weave of the hand-spun fibre gives the Batik crackle a more textured appearance, because the wax adheres differently across the natural variation in the yarn. On linen, the natural slub of the linen fibre produces a similar interaction with the wax, giving the crackle an organic quality distinct from cotton's uniform surface. Jacquard Batik is the most visually layered piece in the collection: the Jacquard weave pattern appears as structural texture in the base, and the Batik resist and crackle sit on top as a second visual register.

Ajrakh dress materials on iTokri runs to 273 in-stock unstitched sets, priced from ₹2,690 to ₹12,490, available as 2-piece kurta sets (kurta and dupatta) and 3-piece suits (kurta, salwar, and dupatta). Confirmed set dimensions: kurta at 2.5 to 2.65 metres, salwar at 2.55 metres, and dupatta at 242 to 258 cm. Ajrakh is produced by the Khatri community in Kutch, Gujarat, through a 16-step hand block print process using natural dyes: indigo for blue, madder for red, iron for black, turmeric for yellow, and dried pomegranate for golden and brown tones. Each colour requires a separate block pass with resist application and mordanting between dye baths. The entry at ₹2,690 is an Ajrakh Hand Block Print Natural Dyed Cotton 2-piece Unstitched Dress Material Kurta Set. The ceiling at ₹12,490 is an Ajrakh Natural Dyed Hand Block Print Handloom Tussar Silk 2-piece Unstitched Dress Material Kurta Set, where Tussar is a natural wild silk from Bihar with a textured, matte hand. Fabric bases across the 273 pieces include cotton, Kota Doria handloom cotton from Kota, Rajasthan, Chanderi silk from Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, Maheshwari silk from Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, and Tussar silk.

The 16-step Ajrakh process produces naturally varied tones within the same print run: because the resist and mordant applications are hand-applied, and because natural dye baths vary in concentration across a length of cloth, two pieces from the same block in the same dye batch carry small tonal differences across the fabric width. This is a property of the process, not an inconsistency. On a cotton base, the Ajrakh pattern in natural indigo and madder reads with depth and structure; the matte cotton surface allows the geometric repeat to be read clearly without the interference of sheen. On Chanderi silk, the silk warp adds a light reflectiveness that shifts the indigo and madder tones; the same palette reads slightly more formal on Chanderi than on cotton. On Tussar silk, the natural slub of the wild silk filament interacts with the mordant dye baths differently from cultivated silk: Tussar's slightly irregular surface produces a dye that varies in saturation across the cloth, which is consistent with the character of both the Ajrakh process and the Tussar fibre. For the 2-piece vs 3-piece choice: the 2-piece set suits buyers who have an existing salwar or will have the bottom cut from a different fabric; the 3-piece includes matching salwar fabric from the same Ajrakh cloth.

Plain fabrics on iTokri runs to 1,301 in-stock pieces, priced from ₹240 to ₹1,190 per metre. The collection covers solid-ground and unprinted fabric across handloom cotton, silk, and specialty weaves. The ₹240 entry is a Prewashed Cotton Plain Fabric, pre-shrunk and de-sized for immediate cutting without pre-washing. Prewashed Mul Cotton, a fine soft cotton, is available at ₹290/metre. Confirmed additional price points: plain Kota Doria from Kota, Rajasthan at ₹390/metre; Dharwad Mercerised Cotton Thread Buta from Karnataka at ₹390/metre, where the Thread Buta is a woven motif in the cotton base fabric structure; Floral Embroidered Cotton Hakoba at ₹580/metre; and Sambalpuri Embroidery Cotton from Odisha at ₹690/metre. The ₹1,190 ceiling is a Neem Balaramapuram Handloom Organic Cotton Fabric, where Balaramapuram is a handloom weaving village in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. Beyond these confirmed price points, the collection spans Mangalagiri handloom cotton from Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh; Organic Kala Cotton from Kutch, Gujarat, an indigenous drought-resistant cotton grown without irrigation; Chanderi from Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh; Maheshwari silk from Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh; Tussar silk from Bihar; Mashru silk from Gujarat, woven with a silk face and a cotton back; Khun handwoven cotton from Karnataka; and Bodoweaves from Assam.

Plain fabrics in this collection covers two distinct buying needs. The first is solid-ground unprinted fabric where the buyer or tailor applies embellishment, embroidery, or specific silhouette cutting to a neutral base: Prewashed Cotton Plain, Mul Cotton, plain Kota Doria, plain Chanderi, and plain Mangalagiri serve this use. The second is fabric with a woven-in or applied surface pattern that carries its own decoration without a separate print or dye: Dharwad Mercerised Cotton Thread Buta (woven motifs in the fabric structure), Sambalpuri Embroidery Cotton (embroidery on the base cloth), and Floral Embroidered Hakoba (floral embroidery on a grid-weave cotton) are complete base fabrics with their own surface treatment. For the first group, the weave structure and weight determine the garment: plain Kota Doria at ₹390/metre is a sheer open-check cotton suited to dupattas and kurta overlayers that need lining; plain Chanderi gives the same applications a silk sheen; plain Mul Cotton suits warm-weather kurtas and salwar in its fine, soft hand. Mercerisation, applied to Dharwad cotton in this collection, is a chemical treatment that increases the cotton's sheen and dye affinity, producing a finish closer to silk sheen without changing the fibre type.

Ajrakh print fabric on iTokri runs to 967 in-stock pieces, priced from ₹580 to ₹790 per metre, in widths of 44 to 46 inches and weights of 70 to 160 gsm depending on the base fabric. Ajrakh is produced by the Khatri community in Kutch, Gujarat, using a resist and mordant natural dye block print process where carved wooden blocks build the pattern layer by layer through successive applications of resist paste, mordant, and natural dye baths in indigo (blue), madder (red), and iron-based solutions (black). Both confirmed price anchors are natural dyed cotton: the ₹580 entry is a Kutch Hand Block Ajrakh Cotton in multiple colourways; the ₹790 ceiling is an Ajrakh Hand Block Print Natural Dyed Cotton Hakoba. Hakoba is a cotton fabric with a woven openwork grid, traditionally used as an embroidery base because the grid provides a regular counting guide; when used as an Ajrakh base, the block print is applied across the openwork surface so the natural dye pattern reads through the woven grid structure. Beyond plain cotton and Hakoba, fabric bases in this collection include Chanderi silk from Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh; Mashru silk, a traditional woven textile from Gujarat with a silk face and a cotton back woven so the silk meets the outer surface and cotton meets the skin; and silk blends. Width runs 44 to 46 inches; weight varies from 70 gsm on lightweight cotton bases to 160 gsm on heavier structured cotton.

The base fabric changes how Ajrakh's natural dye block print reads and how the finished fabric behaves in use. On plain cotton at 70-100 gsm, the Ajrakh geometric repeat produces a matte surface well suited for everyday kurtas and dress materials in warm weather. On Hakoba, the openwork grid interrupts the print surface at regular intervals, creating a fabric where the eye reads both the dye pattern and the woven structure simultaneously; Hakoba Ajrakh suits dupattas and overlay panels where both layers of visual information are visible. On Chanderi silk, the silk warp adds luminosity to the same natural dye palette; indigo reads deeper and madder reads warmer against the Chanderi sheen, and the lighter weight of Chanderi suits saree yardage and occasion dress material. Mashru silk as an Ajrakh base is among the more unusual combinations in the collection: the silk face of the Mashru takes the Ajrakh dye blocks with a faint lustre distinct from either plain cotton or Chanderi, while the cotton weft on the reverse keeps the fabric breathable and manageable for cutting and stitching. Some pieces in this collection are attributed to named artisans, including Sufiyan Khatri, a Kutch-based Ajrakh block printer whose work is catalogued as a distinct series within the 967 pieces.

Sarees on iTokri runs to 2,428 in-stock pieces, priced from ₹2,490 to ₹19,990. The collection spans all four categories of Indian textile craft applied to saree-length cloth. Handloom weaves: Pochampally ikat from Telangana in single and double ikat cotton and silk; Sambalpuri ikat from Odisha; Banarasi katan silk from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; Jamdani supplementary weft weave from West Bengal and Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh; Kanjivaram silk from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu; Mangalagiri handloom with woven zari border from Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh; Maheshwari silk from Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh; Chanderi from Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh; Kota Doria open-check cotton from Kota, Rajasthan; Bhujodi weave from Kutch, Gujarat; Dharwad handloom from Karnataka; Ilkal silk-cotton from Bagalkot district, Karnataka; Venkatagiri fine handloom cotton from Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh; and Bhagalpuri Tussar silk from Bihar. Hand block print: Ajrakh from Kutch, Gujarat; Sanganeri from Sanganer, Rajasthan; Bagh from Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh; Bagru dabu from Rajasthan; Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh; Batik from Kutch; Akola and Pipad block print from Rajasthan. Tie-dye: Bandhani from Kutch and Rajasthan; Leheriya from Rajasthan; Shibori. Embroidery: Bengal Kantha running stitch from West Bengal; Lucknowi Chikankari from Uttar Pradesh; Phulkari from Punjab; and Srikalahasti Pen Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh. The ₹2,490 entry is a Kalamkari Printed Kota Doria Cotton Saree. The ₹19,990 ceiling is a handwoven Merino wool natural dyed hand block print Ajrakh saree, the only woollen saree in the range, where Merino wool is printed with Ajrakh's natural dye block print from Kutch.

Choosing a saree from this collection follows the same primary decision as the dress material range: handloom weave, hand block print, tie-dye, or embroidery. Each category then divides by occasion register, determined mainly by the base fabric. Within handloom weaves, Kanjivaram silk and Banarasi katan are the heaviest and most formally positioned; Chanderi, Kota Doria, and Venkatagiri are sheer and lightweight, suited to warm weather and daytime wear. Within block print, Ajrakh on cotton suits everyday craft wear; Ajrakh on Merino wool or on Chanderi silk uses the same tradition in a heavier or more luminous register. Sarees with woven zari elements, whether Banarasi woven buti, Kanjivaram temple border, or Mangalagiri's woven zari selvedge, are structurally formal regardless of the rest of the cloth. Sarees with Kantha embroidery or Chikankari embroidery carry the visual weight of hand labour on the surface, which reads as occasion wear. For blouse planning: a saree with a printed or dyed body against a contrasting border typically calls for a blouse in one of the body's dye colours; a Kanjivaram or Banarasi with a wide woven zari border usually includes an unstitched blouse piece cut from the same cloth at one end of the length.

Bandhani dress materials on iTokri runs to 554 in-stock unstitched pieces, priced from ₹2,690 to ₹11,990, available as 2-piece kurta sets and 3-piece suits with dupatta. Bandhani is a resist tie-dye from Rajasthan and Gujarat: the artisan pinches thousands of individual points across the fabric with bare fingers, wraps each point tightly with thread, and ties it in place before the cloth enters the dye bath. After dyeing, the threads are removed to reveal the circular resist-dye dots. Multi-colour Bandhani is produced by tying in stages and overdyeing, with each new dye bath adding a colour layer over the thread-protected points from the previous round. The entry at ₹2,690 is a Kutch Bandhani Cotton 2-piece unstitched kurta set, produced by the Khatri community in Kutch, Gujarat. The ceiling at ₹11,990 is a Kutch Bandhani Tie-Dye Modal Silk Heavy Banarasi Zari 3-piece set, combining Kutch Bandhani tie-dye with Banarasi zari woven metallic work from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Fabric bases across the collection include cotton, satin cotton, voile, linen, and Modal silk blends. Some pieces in the mid-range combine Bandhani with additional embroidery and meenakari embellishments.

The defining quality of Bandhani is that each dot is made individually by hand, not by a block or machine. A single Bandhani dupatta can carry several thousand tied points. The density, spacing, and scale of the dots vary between Kutch and Rajasthani branches of the tradition: Kutch Bandhani, made by the Khatri community in Gujarat, tends toward finer and more densely spaced dot work; Rajasthani Bandhani (also called Bandhej), associated with Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Bikaner, uses larger tied points and bolder geometric arrangements. On a plain cotton base, the tied dots produce a crisp, defined resist circle with a clean undyed centre; on a satin cotton base, the same dots read with more sheen contrast between the dyed and undyed areas. Because the tie-dye pattern extends across the full kurta panel and dupatta before cutting, how the dot arrangement reads on the finished garment depends on where the fabric is cut relative to the pattern: a gradient or directional Bandhani piece benefits from discussion with the tailor before the cloth is measured and cut.

Hand block print dress materials on iTokri runs to 1,520 in-stock unstitched sets, priced from ₹3,890 to ₹10,290, available as 2-piece kurta sets and 3-piece suits with dupatta. The standard 3-piece set contains 2.7 metres for the kurta, 2.3 metres for the bottom, and a 232 cm dupatta. Ten block print traditions are represented across the collection. Ajrakh from Kutch, Gujarat: a resist and mordant natural dye block print building pattern in indigo, madder, and black through successive block passes and mordant baths on geometric Islamic-influenced repeat grids. Sanganeri from Sanganer near Jaipur, Rajasthan, where the Chippa community prints fine floral and paisley patterns, typically in lighter colour palettes. Bagh from Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, a natural dye block print where the dye recipe uses water from the Baghini river; the Indigo Bagh variant uses natural indigo exclusively and anchors the ₹10,290 ceiling printed on Maheshwari silk. Bagru from Rajasthan, using dabu mud-resist paste applied before dyeing, which produces soft, irregular resist areas distinct from the precision of single-block printing. Pedana Kalamkari from Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, a natural dye hand block print with bold mythological and floral patterns. Pipad block print from Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, by the Chhipa community using natural dyes. Akola block print from Chittorgarh district, Rajasthan. Batik from Kutch, a wax-resist block print where the wax fractures during dyeing to produce the characteristic crackle texture. Jahota block print from Rajasthan. Fabric bases include cotton, mulmul, Chanderi silk from Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, Maheshwari silk from Maheshwar, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, Tussar silk from Bihar, and linen. The ₹3,890 entry is a Sanganeri hand block print Chanderi silk 3-piece set.

Each block print tradition has a visual vocabulary that reads differently depending on the fabric base. Ajrakh's deep geometric repeat in indigo and madder reads as a luminous floating surface on Chanderi silk and as a grounded, heavier field on cotton; both are intentional, each suited to a different garment register. Sanganeri's fine floral lines suit lighter bases where the detail stays legible; the same blocks on a heavier cotton compress the visual spacing of the motifs. Bagh's bold natural dye geometry holds its character on both cotton and Maheshwari silk, though the Maheshwari base shifts the garment from everyday to occasion. Batik's crackle texture is most visible on plain-ground areas, which is why Batik dress materials often use a solid or lightly patterned base where the wax fracture lines run unobscured. Dabu Bagru produces soft-edged resist areas as a deliberate property of the mud-resist method, not an irregularity; the irregular edges are as much part of the print as the dye. For unstitched sets going to a tailor, note that the dupatta fabric in a 3-piece set may be the same print or a complementary plain from the same tradition; confirm on the product page before cutting.

Ikat fabric on iTokri runs to 300 in-stock pieces priced from ₹390 to ₹1,490 per metre, all handwoven in the Pochampally cluster, Telangana. Ikat is a resist-dyeing technique applied to the yarn before weaving rather than to finished cloth: threads are tied, resist-dyed in sections, untied, and then warped on the loom so the pre-dyed pattern aligns as the weave builds. The collection covers two structural categories. Single ikat, the entry category at ₹390/metre in pure cotton, resist-dyes either the warp or the weft threads before weaving, producing a pattern that feathers on one axis because only one thread direction carries the dye information. Double ikat, priced up to ₹1,490/metre in fine count 2/60 handloom cotton, resist-dyes both warp and weft threads independently and then requires the weaver to align both dyed systems precisely on the loom so the pattern registers across the full cloth surface; the higher price reflects the additional resist-tying and alignment labour. The count 2/60 designation refers to two strands of 60-count yarn twisted together, a finer, more tightly spun base than standard handloom cotton that produces a crisper hand and holds the double ikat pattern with sharper edge definition. Width runs 44 to 46 inches with a fabric weight of 90 to 150 gsm. Colors across the collection include purple, blue, maroon, brown, green, red, grey, white, black, yellow, pink, orange, peach, and multicolour.

The characteristic of ikat fabric that distinguishes it from block print or embroidery is that the pattern is structurally part of the weave, not applied to the surface. This means the fabric reads the same on both sides with no print bleed or embroidery reverse, and cutting from the centre or the edge of a repeat both produce a finished-looking result. For garment construction, the feathering at pattern edges in single ikat is a deliberate visual property of the technique, not an irregularity, and placing the feathered edge at a seam rather than at a visible design line allows the pattern to appear to continue across the join. Double ikat fabric, where both axes of the pattern align, suits larger cut pieces such as full-length kurta panels or wide dupatta lengths where the geometric repeat can be read as a whole. The 90 to 150 gsm weight range covers both lighter weights suited to kurtis and dupattas and heavier weights appropriate for structured suit sets or home furnishing panels.

Cotton kurtis on iTokri runs to 282 in-stock stitched pieces, priced from ₹1,250 to ₹4,990, across sizes XS to 6XL in pure cotton, handloom cotton, mulmul cotton, and natural dyed cotton. The collection spans craft traditions confirmed from product titles and filter categories: plain cotton short and A-line kurtas at the entry price; Pochampally ikat weave cotton long straight kurtas from Telangana; Dharwad straight kurtas in the handloom cotton from Karnataka; Bandhani tie-dye cotton in both long straight and A-line silhouettes from Gujarat; and Mangalagiri pure handwoven cotton kurtas with mirror work from Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. The filter categories confirm additional craft traditions including Ajrakh block print from Kutch, Sanganeri block print from Rajasthan, Bagh block print from Madhya Pradesh, Bagru block print from Rajasthan, Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh, Leheriya tie-dye from Rajasthan, and Jacquard woven cotton. Sizes run from XS to 6XL consistently. Colors across the collection include deep blue, grey, maroon, peach, beige, pink, green, red, yellow, brown, white, black, purple, and orange.

The silhouette range in this collection is the widest across all kurtis categories reviewed: straight, A-line, short, long, angrakha, kaftan, panelled, and mandarin collar. The angrakha is a traditional front-overlap kurta silhouette where the front panels cross and tie rather than meeting at a centre seam, producing a wrap-style front in cotton that suits Sanganeri floral block print or Ajrakh geometric block print particularly well because the overlapping front panels divide the print into two angled fields. The kaftan is the most relaxed silhouette in the range, a loose-fitting straight-cut kurta with minimal seaming, where a lightweight mulmul cotton or plain handloom cotton drapes without structure, suited for warm weather and casual wear. The panelled construction uses different fabric panels cut and joined to create a kurta where different sections of the print or color are positioned intentionally, which is relevant for block print and ikat fabrics where the repeat placement matters. The mandarin collar adds a stand collar detail without a lapel, a finishing choice that pairs well with both plain cotton and woven Pochampally ikat at the neckline.

Bagh print dress materials on iTokri runs to 242 in-stock unstitched sets, priced from ₹1,350 to ₹5,490, all in Bagh hand block print from Bagh town in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, across four confirmed base fabrics and two configurations. The standard configuration is a 3-piece unstitched suit set: kurta fabric, bottom fabric, and dupatta. A 2-piece option also appears across several listings. Base fabrics confirmed from product titles: natural dyed cotton, Kota Doria open-check cotton from Kota in Rajasthan, Maheshwari silk from Maheshwar in Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh, and modal silk. The Bagh block print process involves washing the cotton or silk base cloth in the Baghini river, whose mineral content is integral to the natural dye chemistry, before block printing and dyeing. The cloth is mordant-block-printed using hand-carved wooden blocks and passed through natural dye baths to develop the characteristic Bagh palette of iron black and madder red on a cream or white cotton ground. One confirmed specific variant appears across a significant portion of the product titles: Indigo Bagh, where the primary natural dye used in the Bagh process is indigo rather than madder, producing deep indigo blue as the dominant color across the block-printed surface. Colors across the 242 pieces include black, red, indigo, white, pink, orange, beige, green, grey, and maroon.

The base fabric choice changes the drape and surface of the Bagh dress material without changing the Bagh block print origin or the natural dye process. Cotton Bagh dress materials produce the most structured, everyday-wear set: the cotton base holds the block print registration clearly and drapes as a firm cloth for tailoring. Kota Doria cotton Bagh dress materials layer two regional craft identities on one set: the open-check handwoven Kota Doria weave from Rajasthan provides the base, and the Bagh natural dye block print from Madhya Pradesh is applied over the woven surface, so both the open-check weave structure and the Bagh geometric print are visible simultaneously. Maheshwari silk Bagh dress materials are a within-state combination: Maheshwari is handwoven in Maheshwar in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh, and the Bagh block print is from Dhar district in the same state, making both the handloom base and the block print entirely Madhya Pradesh craft. The Maheshwari silk base adds drape weight and surface sheen to the Bagh geometric print, and several Maheshwari Bagh pieces are specifically titled as Indigo Bagh, where the deep indigo dye produces a particularly strong color contrast on the silk surface. Some 3-piece sets include a Kota Doria dupatta as the third piece rather than a cotton or silk dupatta in the same Bagh print, creating a cross-material set.

Pure cotton fabrics on iTokri runs to 3,486 in-stock pieces, priced from ₹350 to ₹1,590 per meter, covering the full range of India's cotton handcraft traditions across block print, handloom weave, tie-dye, and embroidery techniques. The craft and weave range confirmed from product titles spans: Ajrakh natural dye hand block print cotton in both standard and Vanaspati plant-dye configurations from Kutch in Gujarat; Pedana Hand Block Print Natural Dyed Kalamkari cotton from Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh; Sanganeri hand block print cotton from Sanganer near Jaipur in Rajasthan; Pochampally ikat weave pure cotton in both single and double ikat from Telangana; Dharwad mercerised cotton with thread buta and thread border from Karnataka; Plain Kota Doria cotton from Kota in Rajasthan; Shibori tie-dye cotton; Bandhani tie-dye cotton; Hakoba cotton with floral embroidery; Sambalpuri embroidery cotton; Prewashed cotton Jacquard in buti, stripes, and checks; and plain prewashed cotton. One notable combination fabric also appears in the product titles: a handloom Pochampally ikat cotton fabric with a Kalamkari block-printed border, where the woven ikat from Telangana and the block-printed Kalamkari border from Andhra Pradesh are combined on a single cloth. Colors across the 3,486 pieces span the full spectrum from the natural dye palette of indigo, madder, and iron in the Ajrakh and Pedana fabrics through the complete color range of the Jacquard, Sanganeri, and ikat weave pieces.

The price range of ₹350 to ₹1,590 per meter reflects the technique applied to the cotton base. Prewashed plain cotton and Jacquard woven cotton sit at the lower end of the range, where the cotton base itself is the primary cost and the surface pattern is woven in rather than added through additional craft processes. Sanganeri and Dharwad cotton sit in the mid-range, where the block print or woven buta process adds labor over the base cotton cost. Ajrakh natural dye and Pedana Kalamkari natural dye cotton sit higher in the range, where the multi-step mordant and dye process required for natural dye block printing adds significant production time to each meter. Pochampally double ikat handloom cotton sits near the upper end, where both the resist-dye alignment before weaving and the handloom weaving process account for the per-meter price. The Pochampally ikat fabric with Kalamkari border sits at the upper end of the range, where two craft processes from two Andhra Pradesh traditions are combined on the same cloth.

Lucknowi Chikankari dress materials on iTokri runs to 338 in-stock unstitched sets, priced from ₹3,390 to ₹18,690, all in hand embroidered Chikankari from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh across six confirmed base fabrics and two configurations. The 3-piece set includes a kurta fabric, bottom fabric, and dupatta. The 2-piece set includes a kurta fabric and one additional panel without dupatta. Base fabrics confirmed from product titles: plain cotton, mul cotton, Kota Doria open-check cotton from Kota in Rajasthan, Chanderi silk from Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh, Georgette, and Organza silk. Colors across the 338 pieces are predominantly in the lighter range characteristic of Chikankari: white, cream, off-white, peach, pink, green, blue, yellow, and beige. Chikankari is a hand embroidery tradition from Lucknow where stitches are worked by hand onto the fabric surface, traditionally white thread on white or light-ground muslin, cotton, or silk base. The embroidery is placed across the kurta panel in arrangements that range from small scattered butis across the field to a full jaal, an all-over dense embroidery that covers the entire surface. Embellishment types across the collection include standard thread Chikankari, heavy beads work Chikankari on Organza silk and Chanderi silk bases, and Mukaish work with gold-thread inlay.

The base fabric in a Chikankari dress material determines the drape of the finished garment and the visual relationship between the embroidery and the ground. On plain cotton or mul cotton, the Chikankari stitches sit on a matte surface and the hand embroidery reads as texture and pattern against an opaque ground. On Kota Doria cotton, the open-check weave of the Kota Doria base creates a grid of small open squares beneath the Chikankari embroidery, and the pulled-thread jaali stitch of Chikankari, which creates openwork by displacing threads in the ground cloth, interacts with the open-weave structure of the Kota Doria in a way that is specific to this combination. On Chanderi silk, the Chikankari thread work sits on a semi-sheer handloom base with the natural drape and sheen of Chanderi, and the embroidery reads as a fine surface over a flowing ground. On Georgette, the Chikankari is placed on a crinkle-texture base that gives the dupatta and kurta additional movement. The Organza silk configurations with heavy beads work are the occasion-wear end of the collection: the stiff, sheer Organza base carries dense beadwork alongside Chikankari thread embroidery, producing a dress material suited for formal or festive tailoring.