The artisans from different regions of India use block-printing to create designer house furnishing items and clothing. They use metal or wooden blocks to create dynamic motifs on the background of subdued or vibrant shades. Some craftsmen use linoleum blocks to print the fabric with dynamic designs. The house furnishings with Sanganer prints have white background. On the other hand, the artisans use red/black colored fabric for the Bagru prints. The artists of Ahmedabad, Farukhabad and Pethapur use intricate designs and flamboyant backgrounds to make winsome furnishing items. With different printing methods, Indian handicrafts manufacturers bring diversity into the looks and feels of various home textiles.

2. • The autumn or trade
fair in India brings a
diversified collection
of handcrafted Indian
home textiles from
different regions to
depict India’s cultural
richness to the global
customers

3. • This resist printing technique is
over thousand years old which
uses molten wax and cold dyes
to create ethnic designs. The
batik printing is used to print
the cotton/semi-cotton fabrics.
The artisans from Shantiniketan
of West Bengal and Chola
Mangal of Madras are famous
for batik printing. They use
splash method or screen-
printing method to narrate
many stories through the
printed furnishing items. The
craftsmen of South India use
special pens to hand-paint
winsome motifs on colorful
backgrounds. This Batik
technique is known as
Kalamkari.

4. Indian
handicrafts
manufactur
ers bring
diversity
into the
looks and
feels of
various
home
textiles