Block printing in the subcontinent originally has its roots in the Indus Valley civilisation, where the famous Sindhi ajrak was also handcrafted and dyed. While the essence of this technique is over ...

In a day and age where most everything we purchase is mass-produced, there’s something magical about the beauty found in the slowness of handmade goods. Block printed textiles are lovely in part ...

“I have been doing block printing work for the past 20 years with my husband,” 40-year-old Musarrat Fayyaz tells The News on Sunday (TNS). “Our family has been associated with the centuries-old art ...

Indigo blue printed fabric was common to the dress of European peasant women from the late 18th century.This small sample of linen was printed by hand in Russia during the early 20th century using a ...

To keep up with growing demands and reduce production costs and time, many villagers have started using chemical dyes and the screen printing method to produce the famed textile style. The modern ...

Molly Mahon revives an ancient art in a collection inspired by the trees and flowers around her home in Ashdown Forest The crafted home: block-printed wallpaper and fabric inspired by a Sussex wood on ...

The ancient tradition of Indian block printing has survived through the centuries because of the beauty, detail and colour of the handmade fabrics. Created using hand-carved wooden blocks, dipped in ...