Bandhani printing is a tie-dye technique mainly practiced in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. The traditional colors used are yellow, red, green, blue, and black in shapes like dots, squares, waves and stripes. The process involves tying the fabric with plastic shapes and dyeing it with natural dyes extracted from plants. Different shapes used in the patterns have symbolic meanings and the technique is an important part of the cultural heritage of western India.

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BANDHAN-TIE e
AND DYE
TECHNIQUE
d Practised m Used
mainly in mainly for
Rajasthan Odhnis, sar
and is and
Gujarat. turbans.

3. COLORS, SHAPES AND
Yellow, Red, G
DYE
Dye’s used Variety of
reen, Blue and are natural shapes like
and were dots, squares, w
Black are the
extracted aves and stripes.
main colors. from
roots, flower
s, leaves and
berries of
blackberries
, lichen.etc

4. HISTORY OF
BANDHANI
b Tie and Dye practised in India, Japan and
Africa.
b Tie and dye in China(during Tang Dynasty)
and Japan(during Nara period).
b Indian Tie-Dye technique in Rajasthan and
Gujarat and was called ‘Bandhej’ during
olden days.
b In India, the work was mainly started by
Muslim Khatri community of Kutch.

5. PROCESS OF MAKING
BANDHANI
White malmal A plastic design A plastic design
cloth trace trace
Initial tying Tying knots Required pattern
completed on malmal fabric

6. PROCESS OF BANDHANI
MAKING(Continued)
Q On a fine malmal cloth, plastic shapes
with pinned holes is placed.
Q Desired pattern is transferred onto fabric
with fugitive colors.
Q Knots called Bhindi are made according
to the pattern.
Q After dipping in naphthol for five minutes, it is
dyed with light colors.
Q Cloth is dyed with dark colors and then is kept and
finally washed strached and folds and knots are

7. SIGNIFICANCE OF SHAPES
W Dungar Shahi - the mountain‐pattern.
W ‘Chaubasi’ - in groups of four.
W Tikunthi - circles and squares appear in a group of three.
W Satbandi - in groups of seven.
W
Ekdali - a dot.
W
Boond - a small dot with a dark centre.
W
W Kodi – tear or drop shaped.
W Laddu Jalebi (after the name of Indian Sweets) - the
swirling.

8. PRESENTED BY
DHIYA JOSE MAMPILLY