T E X T I L E A R T S
Sudarshan means "beautiful" in Hindi, is a textile craft enterprise, showcases and promotes the work of master craftsmen and folk artisans who are dedicated to creating exquisite textiles. Founder, textile artist, Hemangini Singh,specializes in the design and creation of hand - block printed and naturally dyed textiles. Singh works closely with folk artisans, seamlessly blending these folk traditional craft techniques with contemporary designs to produce innovative handmade textiles and wearable art.
HANDBLOCK PRINTS
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Handblock printing is one of the three main techniques used for our fabric decoration. Skilled artisans carve the required design into hard wood to make the blocks that are the essential tools for printing. These blocks are dipped sequentially into dye bath and stamped onto the fabric with skilled precision. A separate block is used for each color. Some fabrics may have as many as 500 blocks repeats in one meter of fabric!
Intricate traditional wood blocks revived from the Indian Textile print archives
Blockprint fabric design development