Design Resource
Block and Fresh Leaf Printing on Khadi - Maharashtra
Fabric Printing
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Srikanth B.
Block Printing
A long table is chosen for block printing, spreading the dyed cloth over it for comfortable printing. On the table, a thick layer of the woolen blanket is tightly stretched to provide the required elasticity to the block and thus achieve better impressions. The block is dipped into the colour palette and the coloured block is placed on the cloth. Then after steadily placed, the block is pressed on its back for a uniform impression. The second impression similarly took place considering the first print. This helps in joining two prints exactly and the pattern is continued without a break. This process goes on until the length of the cloth is fully printed in an intended manner.
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