Make Your Bed - With New Hand Block Printed Cottons
AJRAKH BLOCK PRINTING
Ajrakh is a traditional block printing technique. All our bedding is printed with natural dyes on organic cotton. For centuries, wooden blocks have been used to print eloquent geometric patterns on cotton. These patterns are timeless, revealing a remarkable play between figure and line.
Blocks are hand-carved from hardwood. These are used in a printing process that can involve up to thirty distinct steps. The many processes of scouring, washing, printing with mordants, dyeing, washing, printing with resists, dyeing, washing, printing with dyes and final washing can take up to three weeks to complete. Much of the beauty and depth of ajrakh cloth comes from the intricacy of the imprint.
DABU BLOCK PRINTING
Dabu is the name of the block print technique made famous in Rajasthan. Artisans in Rajasthan create a mud-resist known as “Dabu.” A cold-water resist, dabu is particularly effective for blocking out areas during an indigo bath. The character of dabu and the wooden blocks used to apply it go together to create the distinctive patterns known as “dabu” prints.
COTTON THROW
HANDWOVEN – NATURAL UNBLEACHED COTTON
MEET THE AJRAKH ARTISANS
In this short clip Jabbar Khatri carefully places wooden printing blocks to create a geometric design. Read more about the ajrakh artisans here.
MEET THE DABU ARTISANS
A short clip of dabu block printing being done in Rajasthan, India. See it on our Instagram Feed. Read more about dabu and the craft of block printing here.
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