What: In a bid to showcase artisan co-design, 19 weavers and embroiderers from Bagalkot district (Karnataka), Lucknow and Kutch have collaborated for Sambhavna Express, a three-day exhibition-cum-sale, starting today. It is presented by Gujarat-based Somaiya Kala Vidya (SKV), a division of KJ Somaiya Gujarat Trust. Ranging from '1,500 to '40,000, the works include handcrafted Ilkal saris of Bagalkot featuring kondi technique (weaving silk warp for pallav with cotton warp for body), kurtas, stoles and dupattas with hand-drawn Chikan motifs on Bhujodi handloom cotton, silk and Chanderi fabrics as well as traditional Suf embroideries with Jali work.

A black-and-red Ilkal sari from Bagalkot created using kondi technique