Indian Block Printed Salwar Kamiz

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Block Printing on fabrics is famous due to the detailed work on fabrics done at Sanganer and Bagru in Rajasthan. Nowadays it is also found in other parts of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Block prints are made on fabrics through printing by hand using wooden blocks with handles or grips. Motifs that are generally popular are that of flowers, fruits, trees, birds, Buta, Kalga, Bel and floral designs and geometrical shapes. Wood Blocks are made commonly from wood like sycamore, plane or pear wood, though wood of other varieties also could be used.

This block is smooth planed and the printing surface is smooth and flat. The design to be incorporated is etched out in the block surface. To achieve fine clear edges of the design the outline of the design on the block is coloured and then the etching is done. Metal copper pieces are wedged into the hollowed out design on the block to prevent caving in of pieces or edges becoming blunt due to the block used continuously with reasonably applied pressure over the laid out fabric. Sometimes coppering is also done by heating the block with the copper strips ...
... inside and then removed when the block gets cold. The resulting block would have extremely fine edges and detailing as a single piece of wood. This is the only method by which extremely fine detailed designs are transferred to the fabric. Since block prints require prints to be made in varied colours there are several blocks of different designs kept in readiness. Blocks are dipped in finely mixed colour dye baths and pressed upon the fabric and a slight tap is made before removing it so that the print is uniform.

The block printed salwar kamiz has got beautiful look. The block printed salwar kamiz has a unique feature, this fabric goes with any Indian woman. The punjabi suit is a nice dress that originally prefer by Indian woman. The orange colour block printed Salwar Kameez has cut work and green block prints along with chamki work on the kameez. The salwar is an orange self colour floral affair in block prints. The orange with brown and red floral prints at the ends makes it a stylish combination. This piece would work well for almost any occasion.
The salwar kameez is suitable for Indian women. The ladies generally prefer salwar kameez during the wedding, parties, traditional and occasional wear. The punjabi suit is a very comfortable dress that Indian women prefer. An exclusive hand crafted design on banarasi patola block printed salwar kameez constitutes pretty wear for college parties and traditional festivals.
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