How the centuries old block printing art form can turn plain fabric into a masterpiece. History never looked so beautiful!
So much of what we buy is mass-produced and machine-made. It’s difficult to imagine the days when garments were sewn by hand and cloth was block printed. But in some small workshops and villages in India, there is a commitment to keeping the centuries-old tradition of block printing alive. Block printing has been used in India since at least the 12th century, and the method is thought to be 2,000 years old. Indian artisans borrowed a technique
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