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Ajrakh Block Printing

Ajrakh is a block-printed textile made in Kutch, Gujarat using natural dyes like indigo and madder. It features geometric and floral patterns in blue and red. The printing process takes 14-21 days and involves finely carved wooden blocks to create dovetailed designs. Cotton cloth is used and pinned to a printing table where skilled artisans press the blocks to imprint colors in a repeat pattern determined by a grid system. The resulting fabric is soft, colorful, and appealing.

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Ajrakh Block Printing

Ajrakh is a block-printed textile made in Kutch, Gujarat using natural dyes like indigo and madder. It features geometric and floral patterns in blue and red. The printing process takes 14-21 days and involves finely carved wooden blocks to create dovetailed designs. Cotton cloth is used and pinned to a printing table where skilled artisans press the blocks to imprint colors in a repeat pattern determined by a grid system. The resulting fabric is soft, colorful, and appealing.

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AJRAKH BLOCK PRINITNG

• Ajrakh is a block-printed textile that is resist-dyed using natural dyes.


including indigo and madder.
• It is made in Kutch, Gujarat and is distinguished by its color- blue with
red — and its complex geometric & floral patterns
• It’s name is derived from ‘azarak’ , ‘blue’ in Arabic & Persian. Ajrakh is
a legacy of text. It takes skill & patience to make Ajrakh.
• It take 14–21 days to complete. The resulting cloth is soft against the skin
and jewel-like in appearance, pleasing to touch & appealing to the eye.
• The printing blocks have to be very finely chiselled and by experts in the
field. A set of three blocks create a dovetailing effect which finally results
in the design.
• They are carved from the Acacia Arabica trees, indigenous to the Sindh
region.
• The repeat pattern, which gives the design its character, is determined by
a grid system.
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
FABRIC HAND CARVED BLOCKS COLOUR TRAY PINS

Cotton cloth is used mostly as Fabric is pinned to printing


Wooden blocks are carved with Color trays are used to dab
the dye sits firm. Silk is also platform with the help of
design patterns. the block.
introduced lately. pins.         

PRINTING TABLE WATER TANK CONTAINER NATURAL DYES

Fabric is spread on the


printing table to begin It is used to wash fabric
with printing.

Fabric is spread on the printing It is used to wash fabric They are used to steam fabric Jaggery, tamarind seeds, turmeric
table to begin with printing. are some of the natural ingredients
and dye.
that are used
• FABRIC IS SPREAD ON THE TABLE AND FIXED • MARKING IS DONE WITH CHALK POWDERED THREAD & PASTE IS
WITH PINSSPACE NEEDED. SPREAD EVENLY.

• BLOCK ARE PRESSED HARD ON THE FABRIC TO IMPRINT THE • THE CLOTH IS DYED IN NAPHTHOL AND VAT.
COLOUR & EACH COLOUR IS PRINTED WITH DIFFERENT
BLOCKS.

• AGAIN THE CLOTH IS WASHED IN WATER AND LEFT TO DRY IN SUN.


• THE CLOTH IS SUN DRIED.
BLOCK PRINTING PROCESS
CLIENT: DR. ISMAIL MOHMED KHATRI
SITE AREA: 4,060 SQ.FT
BUILDING AREA: 3,085 SQ.FT SPACE NEEDED

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