The Michelia nilagirica, endemic to the Nilgiris, is block printed across this stole in sage and cream. Toda diamond motifs are scattered between the flowers, with Toda embroidery running along all four edges — the geometric language of the Toda indigenous community, worked in red and navy by our Toda women artisans.
Crafted from custom-woven fine linen, the fabric is light, airy and fluid, draping beautifully against the body.
This piece is part of Nilgiri Flora · Three Flowers — our first exploration of block print and Toda embroidery meeting in cloth, two crafts brought together for the first time by these mountains.
