Special Technique/Craft:
Bagru is a hand-block printing technique using natural dyes followed by the Chippa Community of Rajasthan. This art of mud resist hand block printing represents a mix of ethnic and nature inspired designs ranging from bootis and leaves of fruits.

Design:

• Region: Madhya Pradesh
• Black and rust red dupatta
• Bagru hand block print dupatta
• Ethnic motifs all over
• Has solid border
• Craft: Bagru hand block print

Disclaimer:

• This is a handcrafted dupatta, and is prone to colour bleeding due to use of natural dyes
• The print on the garment might be uneven owning to the handcrafted nature of the product, adding essence to the garment.

Black embroidered dupatta, thread work, woven design border

Red and orange printed dupatta, has tasselled detail along the border

Multicoloured printed dupatta, has bandhani technique, patchwork, taping border

Pink woven design dupatta and has a taping border

Red embroidered dupatta

Green and Mustard yellow printed Dupatta, has block print technique, and has a taping border

Special Technique/Craft:
Block printing is a process of using wodden blocks to create impressions on a cloth. The main tools of the printer are wooden blocks in different shapes – square, rectangle, oval, round and semi-circular or crescent – and sizes called bunta. Blocks are hand-carved of seasoned teak wood by trained craftsmen. The blocks for imprinting are hand-carved by skilled artisans in wood. These hand-carved block are used to imprint the design onto the fabric. The imprinting is done by hand by a skilled block printer.

Design:

• Mustard Yellow and Black
• Printed dupatta
• Solid border

Disclaimer:

• This is a handcrafted dupatta, and is prone to colour bleeding due to use of natural dyes
• The print on the garment might be uneven owning to the handcrafted nature of the product, adding essence to the garment.

Red and Golden woven design Dupatta and has tasselled border

Golden woven design Dupatta, has a woven design border with tasselled detail

Pink chikankari embroidered Dupatta, and has a fringed border

Black solid Dupatta and has a fringed border

Red dupatta with sequinned and embroidered detail, has contrast taping along the border

Black woven dupatta, lace detail along the ends

Gold-plated gotta patti sequinned dupatta, has an embellished border

Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, wherein motifs are inspired from the folklore and are hand painted using the tool of kalam directly onto the fabric. The process involves washing, rinsing, soaking and bleaching the fabric and applying mordants and dyes using natural substances like indigo (blue), madder (red), mango bark (yellow) and palm sugar (black). Painting on the fabric is done with a kalam, charcoal and myrobalan paste.

Design:

• Region: Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
• Beige, red and navy blue printed dupatta
• Block printed dupatta
• Floral print all over
• Has a solid border
• Kalamkari Hand Block print legacy

Disclaimer:

• This is a handcrafted dupatta, and is prone to colour bleeding due to use of natural dyes
• The print on the garment might be unevenly owning to the handcrafted nature of the product, adding essence to the garment.