Sanganer - Jaipur - Craft Documentation | Research Archive on Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:31:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Sanganer - Jaipur - Craft Documentation | Research Archive on Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Block Print https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-rajasthan-sanganeri-block-print/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-rajasthan-sanganeri-block-print/#respond Sun, 11 Jun 2017 08:38:58 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6142 Block printing is an ancient printing technique used on cloth and textiles to make beautiful patterns. The origins of hand block printing are believed to lie in China, where the technique was first used around the 3rd century when books would be written by hand and there couldn’t be many copies since writing a book […]

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]]> Block printing is an ancient printing technique used on cloth and textiles to make beautiful patterns. The origins of hand block printing are believed to lie in China, where the technique was first used around the 3rd century when books would be written by hand and there couldn’t be many copies since writing a book was a very long, slow and strenuous process. The technique slowly grew in China as was used on textiles and paper alike, to print texts as well as beautiful patterns. However, with time, as travelers from China travelled to India and other parts of Asia, the technique was picked up artisans in these parts as well.

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