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Block Print

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 08:38:58 +0000

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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Kagaz(Paper Making)~jaipur

Gaatha A tale of crafts — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 07:44:42 +0000

Tucked away in a village near Jaipur is the world’s largest center of hand-made paper. India’s diversity expands from its people, cultures, languages, and topographies to the crafts sector, in abundance. A wide range of raw materials, such as bamboo, wood grass, rice and wheat straw, jute, rags and waste paper are made available for paper and board making. The Indian pulp and paper industry has recently experienced enormous growth, coupled with consolidation due to the value addition activities like embossing embroidery etc. on handmade paper, and Sanganer today is one of the most popular clusters for the same.

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