Block Printed Bandanas — Squares of Crafted Brilliance
Natural dye on organic cotton; printed using hand-placed wooden blocks in the traditional method. Each piece is a square of crafted brilliance.
$18.95 each
or set of 4 for $59.00.
Ajrakh is a traditional block printing technique that has been practiced for centuries. Natural dyes are used to create eloquent geometric patterns on cotton that reveal a remarkable play between figure and line.
Blocks are hand-carved from hardwood and then used in a printing process that can involve between thirteen and twenty-one distinct steps. The many processes of scouring, washing, printing, dyeing, 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 that is left by the artisans hand. Instantly recognizable—there is nothing like an ajrakh.
MASTER AJRAKH BLOCK PRINTERS OF INDIA
Cloth masks lovingly made in Vancouver by 'Frankie Goes to India.' Sewn from 3 layers of Maiwa's artisan cloth; featuring naturally dyed block prints, handweaves and organic cotton.
$10 from every mask sale is donated to the The Maiwa Foundation; a non-profit organization dedicated to education and the relief of poverty for traditional artisans and their families. The Maiwa Foundation has as its purpose reducing poverty in rural villages by promoting artisan self-sufficiency.
To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.
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