Amid a bustling artistic and economic landscape in Jaipur, India, the procedure for woodblock printing artisan linens still rules. Woodblock printing has been an artisan skill that still dominates the landscape more than 300 years after it was introduced. With their popularity growing, local artisans continue to strive for convention over automation with regards to make these one-of-a-kind fabrics. Instead of churning out innumerable tablecloths and napkins utilizing the simple computerization, they maintain the elaborate art-form using their hands. The benefit is the love and skill that goes into every piece. The wide-ranging procedure starts with initial design inspired by the motives, colors and techniques of Eastern artwork. When you consider the work and couple it with their study of movements and form over several generations, you can accept that these are artisans are true masters of their craft.
The design process begins with patterns being designed based on the inspiration from motifs, techniques and the color palettes. Subsequently, the design is repeated on drafting paper to be drawn and carved into a kind of wood commonly utilized in India for building houses and furniture making, called teakwood, thereby enabling the details of the layouts to hold. As printers drop the teakwood designs into vibrant colors such as reds, yellows, and indigos, the next step calls to overlay the design with white cloth. These colors are intended to reflect the various colors seen in the exuberant nature that surrounds them. The labor intensive procedure leads to an extended expanse of ornamental fabric prepared to be cut and stitched into tea towels, and tablecloths, runners, napkins. What comes to be created is an incredible hand created artform, of which no two pieces are the same, in design or finish. Jaipur is recognized as one of the most creative home to artisans in the world, with lots of its techniques and layouts based on the Vatsu Shastra, on how human life change a doctrine.
We strongly recommend our Block Printed Cotton Table Linen Set for 6, it is a truly incredible woodblock printed linen from India, that we are proud to offer on UNICEF Market.
