Bagru hand-block Printing

Bagru hand-block Printing

Union Minister for textiles Smriti Irani inaugurated the 'Titanwala Museume' in Bagru that show cases the Chhipa community's Bagru hand block printing.

Bagru hand block printing:

• Bagru printing is one of the traditional techniques of printing with natural colour followed by the Chhipa's of Rajasthan.
• The Bagru hand-block printing has a history of over 1000 years. the fabric is first shot in fuller's Earth and then dipped into turmeric water to get a tone of yellow colour.
• Then the dyed fabric is stamped with the beautiful designs known as blocks. block printing is a labour intensive process. a lot of skillfulness, time and tolerance power of artisan.
• The wooden blocks of teak wood are used for printing the design which is soaked in oil overnight and then washed before putting into use.
• The cloth to be printed is soaked in the solution of clay and other chemicals to make the fabric soften and then dried before used for printing.
• Neat stamping is foremost to get the appealing prints. After printing, the cloth is left for drying in sun for final touch-up.
• Bagru is one of the famous centres of hand block printing in Rajasthan located 32 km west from Jaipur.