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In the vast world of Printing Techniques, discharge ink holds a unique and significant position. This particular technique, primarily used in screen printing, allows for the creation of vibrant and detailed designs on dark fabrics. It involves a special kind of ink that removes the original dye from the fabric and replaces it with a new color. a process that uses a water-based ink to deactivate or destroy the color dye in a fabric. This method is also sometimes called extract printing. In discharge printing methods, the ink is clear and contains a substance called an activator. When it's printed onto fabric, the inked areas turn a lighter color and look like they have been bleached. Color can also be added to the discharge ink so the lightened areas can include more than just one lighter tone. One method used to apply discharged inks is screen printing, where a stencil is applied to a mesh screen. Ink is then pushed through the screen so that the stencil image...

The best thing about saudagiri print is its versatile quality and combination of motifs. Saudagiri art was so favoured that it was given the name 'Pha of Gujarat' in Siam now known as Thailand.  Traditionally men and women of I am wore lower garments. Due to various reasons, these prints have now become a variety and only a few of the old fabrics preserved by traditional craftsmen can be found in museums today. History In the 19 th century, a trader from Gujarat saw a beautiful printed fabric that was exported from the Coromandel in the south of India meant for the royal family of Thailand. He grabbed the possibility of designing the equally bright and finely printed fabric for the common people of Siam from Gujarat. On returning to Gujarat he gave the samples of textiles to Ahmedabad printers to create exact copies. Since these prints were ordered by a trader. It is known as saudagiri print.  Usage The print was created in Ahmedabad and Peth...

This intricate and exclusively handcrafted block-printing technique came to Kutch from Sindh some 400 years ago at the behest of the King of Kutch, who invited craftsmen from Khatri community to come and practice their art on the banks of Dhamadka river. A large part of the credit of this art's revival goes to Dr. Ismail Mohamed Khatri, who has been acclaimed internationally as a master craftsman of the traditional Ajrakh, a craft that can be traced back up to ten generations in his family. His son, 40-year old Sufiyan Khatri, continues the legacy and is known for crafting the amazing two-sided printed Ajrakh, using an ancient technique that has remained unchanged over the last millennium. The popular story among local practitioners is that Ajrakh means “keep it today.” The cloth is made in a sixteen step process of washing, dyeing, printing, and drying, with one step being performed in one day and the fabric being put to rest for the day. The ingredients for Ajrakh are...