If the design requires multiple colours like in the case of #Ajrakh, multiples sets of blocks are prepared for the same design, one for each colour, with the design being filled in from the outermost edge to the innermost motif. Colours are printed lightest first and darkest last
#Ajrakh is a unique form of blockprinting found in Sindh which later migrated at #Kutch. Ajrakh designs and patterns made using block printing by stamp. It’s high value gives a unique identity to motifs.
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This intricate handcrafted block-printing technique came to #Kutch from Sindh some 400yr ago at behest of the King of Kutch, who invited craftsmen(Khatri community) to come&practice their art on the banks of Dhamadka river. #Ajrakh, has remained unchanged over the last millennium