Indian Fabric & Wear Blog

The art of making the traditional block print fabric involves a high amount of manual labour coupled with ultra-careful efforts. A very fascinating fact about this art is that it has been carried on from prehistoric times with the same process and is still producing exquisite handmade products. This aptness had thrived under the benefaction of the royal kings during historic times. Its demand has grown over the years manifold that now you can buy block print fabric online very easily.  The art of hand block print fabrics involves applying colours to a cloth with distinct designs. The block print fabrics are usually made using Wooden blocks, Stencils, Engraved plates, Rollers and Silkscreens. Some of the prolific methods used for making hand block print fabrics are: Discharge Printing where, the makers dye the fabric, and then chemically eliminate the dye from the cloth which then takes the blueprint. The bleached parts are treated, after which dye is again applied to produce the desig