Ujjain - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:51:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Ujjain - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Kangsi~Ujjain https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/banjara-handmade-comb-making/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/banjara-handmade-comb-making/#respond Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:47:00 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6278 Hand-carved combs are a tradition which has travelled down from the ancient chronicles of hair ornamentation. Kangsi, the craft of making wooden combs is a tradition that is a few hundred-years-old. It is practiced only by a minority of Banjaras in India today. The array of wooden combs decorated with intriguing carving, jali work, inlay […]

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]]> Hand-carved combs are a tradition which has travelled down from the ancient chronicles of hair ornamentation. Kangsi, the craft of making wooden combs is a tradition that is a few hundred-years-old. It is practiced only by a minority of Banjaras in India today. The array of wooden combs decorated with intriguing carving, jali work, inlay and gold & silver ornamentation is indeed a treat to the curious eyes.

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]]> https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/banjara-handmade-comb-making/feed/ 0 Batic~Behrugarh https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/documentation-batic-textile-madhya-pradesh/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/documentation-batic-textile-madhya-pradesh/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:44:15 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6138 A lot can be done with a few layers of wax. Batik, the ancient craft form of wax-resist dyeing is practiced in various parts of the world. In this method of printing, desired patterns are made on the fabric with wax and then dyed to get the characteristic patchy patterns. The fabric is washed in […]

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]]> A lot can be done with a few layers of wax. Batik, the ancient craft form of wax-resist dyeing is practiced in various parts of the world. In this method of printing, desired patterns are made on the fabric with wax and then dyed to get the characteristic patchy patterns. The fabric is washed in hot water to get rid of the wax and what remains is the printed fabric. Repeating this multiple times gives desirable effects. It is one of the most innovative forms of textile printing in the world.

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