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The art of block printing

The art of block printing

Once our Indikon designs are chiselled onto wooden block, they are left to soak in oil for two weeks. This strengthens the wood and makes it more susceptible to picking the colours for block printing.

Our partners Khushiram and his team, then painstakingly carry out the age old technique of block printing on fabric. Based out gf Sanganer, India, Khushiram is a fifth- generation block printer. Having studied at the Indian Institute of Craft and Design (IICD), Jaipur, and seeking guidance from his father, an award winning block printer himself, they bring our designs to life.

Based out of Sanganer, India, Khushiram is a fifth-generation block printer Having studied at the Indian Institute of Craft and Design (IICD), Jaipur, and seeking guidance from his father, an award winning block printer himself, they bring our designs to life.

The textiles to be printed are prepared for printing by stretching and pinning the on long wooden tables. The block printers then hand blend ago free and natural dyes which are poured over wooden trays. The wooden blocks are then dipped into these trays of dyes and carefully stamped by hand on the spread out bales of cloth - one textile at a time. Once block printed these textiles are left to dry under the sun, to let the dye be soaked and fixed into the fabric by the warmth of the sun.

Finally, these textiles are washed, stitched and finished by Khushiram's stitching unit. This way, your Indikon textiles are handcrafted by several artisans before they reach you.

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