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Other  Patterns

 DIFFERENT COLOR AND PATTERN FROM INDIA WHICH CAN BE AVAILABLE IN 5 WEEKS  LDP.

All of our collections incorporate traditional wood block prints from North India. Dye patterns, stamped directly onto the fabric (silk or cotton) with hand carved teak blocks have been in use in North India for centuries, and have been admired in the West since the Renaissance.

  By this traditional method, each color of the print requires a separate block. Each color pattern is stamped individually onto the fabric, which is then set out in the sun to dry. The process takes a lot of skill and time, as the pattern must be stamped repeatedly across the fabric, color by color, without error. These prints often make use of age-old vegetable dyes. The “recipes” for these have been preserved, for many generations, by the artisans’ family. Many of the dyes require months of curing for the desired color to develop. The weather, the quality of the water, and changes in the crops, all affect the vegetable dye.

The final outcome of this intricate toil is a timeless beauty, and every garment made from this fabric is unique.