Social:Block printing in India

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Method of block printing Chikankari in Lucknow (India)

Block printing in India is the traditional use of woodblock fabric printing in India. It is traditional and has a number of local variations.[1] It consists of stamping colored designs on fabric using specially carved wooden blocks.[1]

History

Fabric printing is likely to have originated in China around 2500 BC.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History Of Block Printing In India - Exploring Indian Textiles" (in en-IN). 15 May 2019. https://www.vogue.in/content/history-of-block-prints-indian-textiles-designers-using-ajrakh-dabu-prints. 
  2. ↑ Needleman, Deborah (18 May 2018). "The Ancient Art of Jaipur Block Printing, and What It Means to India". https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/t-magazine/block-print-jaipur-india.html. 




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