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Step 2: Application of dye
After the carving process, dye is applied to the wooden block surface with the help of a ‘sieve’. The wooden block
is gently pressed onto the palette of dye before being applied against the fabric.
Step 3: Treatment of fabric
The chosen fabric for block printing is first washed to remove all the starch. Fabrics such as saree lengths usually
require dyeing. This is done before the printing process begins. For hand block printing, the craftsman will lay the
fabric on a printing table, stretching it across the entire length and hold it in place with tiny pins.
Step 4: Printing
Block printing has a special technique that needs to be followed in order to get the desired results. Printing always
begins from left to right. A plank of wood is used to even out the colour on the tray. The craftsman dips the block
into a dark outline colour and applies it to the fabric. This is done repeatedly along the length and breadth of the
fabric.
Colour Pad For Block Printing
Coloured pigment is mixed with a thickener or binder. A printing pad made from two layers of muslin and one layer
of hessian.A sheet of polythene is used to keep the pad from drying out.
Printing
• The block is then placed carefully on the fabric and struck with the heel of the printer’s hand. The process is
repeated until the entire cloth is covered.
• Each colour has its own block and each Colour can vary owing to the weather and as it is printed in five metre
lengths can vary within a collection.
• The block is then placed carefully on the fabric and struck with the heel of the printer’s hand. The process is
repeated until the entire cloth is covered.
• Each colour has its own block and each Colour can vary owing to the weather and as it is printed in five metre
lengths can vary within a collection.
Drying the fabric
The fabric, after pigment printing is dried out in the sun.This is part of the fixing process. It is then rolled in wads of
newspapers to prevent the dye from adhering to other layers and steamed in boilers constructed for the purpose.

Hand Painting

At the end of this lesson, you shall be able to
• introduction of hand painting
• list of tool & materials used in hand painting
• procedure of hand painting

Introduction
Hand painting is another method used in the Banaras saree making.
In this process, the outlines, borders and lines to distinguish the
patterns on certain designs are drawn using hand painting technique
apart from block printing and screen printing. It is one of oldest
technique’s to embed designs on sarees.

• Hand Painting is the process of using fabric paint to decorate a
piece of fabric or garment.
• This technique is done free hand using a paint brush.

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