Home Of The Blocks
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Madhya Pradesh’s art inspired blocks spotted at Tibetan lane
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Block printing is one of the oldest technique to create different patterns on textiles and Madhya Pradesh is consider to be the home for Block printing. Every region has different kind of size and rhythm of pattern depending upon the inspiration behind the design motifs, pigments or colours available in their region which gives the unique style of block printing to each and every region. The printed textiles of Bagh located in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, are the piece-de-resistance of hand block-printing. Bagh is the name of the hand block print that is famous is Madhya Pradesh. Its name is derived from the village Bagh on the banks of the Bagh River.
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Bagh block printing has lot of geometric and floral patterns. It is generally done on a white background, on top of it red and black colours are used. Traditionally they use natural colours, black is prepared with ferrous sulphate mixed with tamarind seed powder. If made with traditional methods in Madhya Pradesh each saree take about 3 weeks to complete as it include 15 steps to complete the process. The fabric they use is originally cotton; though now saw tassar, crepe, and silk are being used with excellent results.
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Tibetan lane offers you perfect Madhya Pradesh style blocks. You will get these patterns of Bagh block printing in Tibetan lane at Janpath. A perfect geometric and floral can be created with the help of these blocks. Traditionally the colours used are natural colours but with the help to block one can do it with any textile colour.
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Sunita, the shopkeeper said, “The sale is very less over here of these materials but we tried to keep as much variety as we can” ; she also added that she bought the blocks from kinari bazaar.
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Block printing will definitely makes your textile look different from others. Go and shop these blocks from here and do some DIY printed clothing.
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Price – Small one 100, big one 200
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Where- Tibetan lane, Janpath
Contributed by: - Paridhi garg
