Rajasthan as the heart of craft and culture with many traditional crafts and among the diverse crafts being practiced one of the known craft is hand block printing. Sanganer is one of the region in Jaipur which has emerged as a centre for the traditional hand block printing and now have some major units of printing. Basically sanganeri printing is done on the white or off- white bases. It is famous for dyeing and printing of colorful dresses, bed sheets, curtains, dress material and variety of other textiles. Bulk of the textile products of these industries is exported. Different motifs are used such as floral designs, geometrical and God figures. Even folk designs are also found. Fine curves and delicacy are the prime specialties of Sanganer prints. The process for designing this beautiful print is proceeded step by step · It starts with washing of the cloth that is to be used for printing to have a better printing result. The cloth is washed thoroughly and then stretched and spread on ground for drying. · The cloth is then stretched out and pined on table and with the help of chalk the printing area is marked with proper gap for printing and cutting. · Printing is started by our skilled artisans with the help of wooden block which is dipped in color and then on the cloth. It starts from left to right. First the outline of color is applied and then the color filling. · After completion of printing the cloth is died in sun with utmost care so that the colors don’t get mixed. · The printed cloth then goes into the steamer after that it is washed and dried. To fix the colors permanently dried ironing is done. We at Handicrunch follow the same traditional process to make our beautiful bed sheets. And we give extreme care and perfection to provide you with the mesmerizing prints and products. Comments are closed.
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