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AJRAKH
Ajrakh, an ancient handcrafted block-printing technique from Sindh. 400 years ago, at the behest of the King of Kutch, Khatri community settled near the banks of Dhamadka river to practice this beautiful craft.
The motifs hand drawn & hand carved on wooden blocks use techniques that are in complete harmony with nature where the sun, river, animals, trees and mud are all part of the making.
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BAGRU
Bagru printing is a 450 years old exotic artform followed by the chippas of a remote place, " Bagru", Rajasthan. The artisans smear the cloth with Fuller’s earth from the riverside and dip it in turmeric water to get the beige colored background. Then, the fabric is stamped with wooden blocks with engraved designs using natural dyes.
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IKAT
Ikat fabric is a dyeing technique used to create a distinct style of textile patterns. Ikat is done by resist dyeing sections of the yarns prior to weaving the fabric.
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KALAMKARI
Comfort and style come together in our Kalamkari collections. Kalamkari is a GI tagged hand-block printing craft from Machilipatnam , Andhra Pradesh.
This ecologically sustainable printing technique using mordants and natural dyes is a highly skillful and complex process of 17 steps relying on nature.
