Fabric Painting - Yadgiri, Karnataka
The painting is done on a piece of cloth whose size depends on the design being painted or the type of garment to be made out of it. Initially, the artisan measures a required size of cloth and places a carbon paper on it. This is to trace the indented design to the fabric. Then a sheet carrying various floral designs is kept over the carbon paper and the design is drawn with a pencil. Once the drawing is done, both the sheets are removed and the fabric is attached to an embroidery hoop to start painting. Using a small-sized paintbrush and acrylic fabric colours, the artisan then starts with the periphery of the sketch. Here the colours are transferred to a pallet for easy access to multiple colours at a time. Fabrics paints are a type exclusively manufactured for textiles products. After completing around the periphery, they progress to the interiors of the design to fill in the remaining area. Once the paint dries the fabric can be framed or used to stitch different kinds of garments.
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