Indigo dyeing: While not a pattern or motif per se, indigo dyeing is closely associated with Indian block printing. Indigo, a deep blue natural dye, is commonly used to color the fabrics used in block ...

The French-Indian block-printing textile designer Brigitte Singh carefully rolls out a piece of fabric adorned with bright red poppy flowers that probably belonged to Mughal emperor Shah Jahan from ...

This stellar debut from Grace and Jones, cofounders of the U.K.’s Indian Block Print Co., teaches readers the art of block printing, a centuries-old method of using wooden blocks carved with intricate ...

Here's everything you want to know about Kalamkari. Kalamkari is a traditional Indian textile printing technique that involves hand-painting or block printing designs on fabrics using natural dyes.

Block prints might feel like the trend of the moment, but the craft carries centuries of history. Traced as far back as the Indus Valley Civilisation, Indian block printing truly flourished under ...

CHENNAI : Abdul Shahi Muhammed is an ace Ajrakh handblocking artisan in Gujarat’s Ajrakhpur village. Right from his childhood, crafting new designs gave him great joy. After the devastating Gujarat ...

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 ...