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Textile- Block Printing Beadsheet,
Saree, Covers, etc
Block printing
is a very traditional method of
printing. Different wooden block
are prepared with different designs
to print on fabrics by using eco-friendly
dyes, which creates an ultimate
demand in domestic and international
market. Printing is done either
by the direct method or by the
resist-printing process. Special
embossed effects are obtained
by khari printing in which gold
or silver powder is mixed with
various other ingredients and
painted directly on to the cloth.
The light and painstakingly printed
Kota Doria sarees are a rage with
women during summers.
Rajasthan is
the heartland of hand- block printing.
Sanganer is virtually flooded
with block-makers and printers
to the extent that textiles are
hand-block printed in the courtyards
of homes.
Jodhpur and Pali
specialize in bold patterns-
Pipad, carefully designed
and painted in red, black,
blue and green. Bhilwara and
Ahar produce patterns composed
of dots popularly known as
chunri patterns. The basic
colour are maroon and black.
Dabu is the lacal name for
the resist print process in
which mud, resist paste is
applied by hand, using wooden
block to seal the fabric form
the effect of future treatment.
This type of printing is done
at Bagru, Baotra and Akola.
Jaisalmer has a special style
of resist-print done only
in winter and that too at
night, as it needs very low
temperature.
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Madeups and Block Prints..
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