These days, if you see a piece of clothing, upholstery or drapery fabric with a pattern, chances are it was made by using a loom or printer. As early as the 14th century, people living in India and ...

The process of printing patterns with engraved wooden blocks is known as block printing. The process of printing patterns with engraved wooden blocks is known a Love that new block print kurta that’s ...

In a day and age where most everything we purchase is mass-produced, there’s something magical about the beauty found in the slowness of handmade goods. Block printed textiles are lovely in part ...

KARACHI: It was a slow day at work for Amjad Ahmed. But then, almost every day had been so for the past few years. Ahmed, who runs a block printing shop in North Karachi, has been working since the ...

To keep up with growing demands and reduce production costs and time, many villagers have started using chemical dyes and the screen printing method to produce the famed textile style. The modern ...

Intricately-carved blocks of wood are works of art in their own right. The technique of block-printing combines the skill of two artists — the carver and the printer. And when they come together, they ...