New Bedding – Hand Block Printed Ajrakh — Natural Dyes on Organic Cotton – The Best of Artisan Cloth
AJRAKH
HAND BLOCK PRINTED BEDDING
Ajrakh is a traditional block printing technique practiced by artisans living in India's Kachchh Desert. 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. All our bedding is hand printed with natural dyes on organic cotton.
The printing blocks are hand-carved from hardwood. These are used in a complex 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 and the presence of the hand of the artisan.
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.
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