Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Saran River, Dhamadka

Saran, was a river in Dhamadka. All the ajrakh work was carried out in its continuous flowing water until 1990. In 1990 the river completely dried up and till today it shows no sign of its helpful waters. Below are some pictures of the river and the ajrakh work carried out in it before it dried. 




Flowing water is a significant requirement in the making of ajrakh. Post 1990, arrangements have been made using tube wells and water pumps to make the water fall from a height thus achieving the necessary flow. Below are the pictures of the current washing arrangements. 


Saturday, 7 July 2012

Dyeing in the INDIGO


Printing Mifudi Design

 
 

Printing the Mifudi design... A demonstration at a natural dye block printing workshop by Daram in Hyderabad in the year 2010.

Stages of Ajrakh

 Fabrics showing some stages involved in Ajrakh printing..

Sun bathing fabrics

An everyday scene of fabrics being dried in the printing unit...
Some processed, some dyed and some printed...!