Bagh Print of Bagh(Madhya Pradesh)
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This print usually consists of nature, plants, flowers, trees, nature in general. It is made using hand carved wooden blocks instead of being printed by machines. Each block is made by expert crafts person. It is then used to print different types of fabrics like, cotton, silk & jute using handmade vegetable dyes. The process of this type of hand block printing is long and painstaking as the fabric goes through several times of washing, printing & drying to get it's best colors, softness, quality and other great attributes. Mostly, these fabrics are used as saris, home decor, etc.
Dabu Print of Bagru(Rajasthan) |
Next is Block Printing of Bagru in Rajasthan. This process uses wax- resist technique to block print. Usually the motifs of this type of printing are big and bold against a white/ off-white background. The colors are usually red, black which can be vegetable or chemical dyed. The prints used are mostly floral or of animals, bird found in this place.
Screen Printed Block Print |
Then comes the garden variety type, the screen printed block print fabrics which is the half-sister of the handmade type of block printing. This printing is machine made(screenprinted) & mostly avaialble for much lesser price than the handmade ones. this is available in all colors, designs and on different types of fabrics.
I will will adding more unique and interesting block prints of India soon.
The Lotus prints are beautiful! Will check them out in your shop!
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome to shop with me, Reshma. Have a nice time window shopping my other fabrics too. :)
DeleteHere's my shop link: www.etsy.com/shop/RaajMa
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