Craft & Heritage

Quick Summary Jaipur is not the world capital of hand block printing because it has the most factories or the […]

Quick Summary There is a textile art that begins with a pen, a piece of bamboo fitted with a cotton

Quick Summary Somewhere in rural Bengal, centuries ago, a woman sat down with a worn-out sari, a needle and a

Quick Summary There is something quietly remarkable about the moment a piece of Dabu printed fabric comes out of its

Quick Summary Most people who love hand block printed fabric have never seen it being made. They see the finished

Quick Summary Both prints come from Jaipur. Both are made by hand. Both use carved wooden blocks, and both are

Quick Summary What is hand block printing? Hand block printing is an ancient textile art where carved wooden blocks are