Bagru prints are more famous for their exceptional quality of being eco-friendly. Even today, artisans use traditional vegetable dyes for printing cloth. Like, the color blue is made from indigo, greens out of indigo mixed with pomegranate, red from madder root, and yellow from turmeric. Usually, Bagru prints have ethnic floral patterns in natural colors. Bagru prints form an essential part of the block printing industry of Rajasthan. They always believe in creating customer-oriented products because, for us, customer choice supremely matters. They work to preserve the region's rich and diverse cultural heritage. All of their crafts have been inspired by the old traditional skills & methods. iTokri is more than happy to collaborate with such creative craftsmen.
Dabu or 'Daboo' is also referred to as Mud Resist painting, and it is one of the ancient printing techniques widely practised in Rajasthan. Besides the scrupulous attention to detail required for such painting, this form of painting is unique mainly because of the technique applied. It is called mud resist painting because a mud mixture is put on fabrics w...
Dabu or 'Daboo' is also referred to as Mud Resist painting, and it is one of the ancient printing techniques widely practised in Rajasthan. Besides the scrupulous attention to detail required for such painting, this form of painting is unique mainly because of the technique applied. It is called mud resist painting because a mud mixture is put on fabrics which are then dyed. The mud resistance is used to create traditional motifs on the material, and the methods used in dabu printing are Kahma, Lal titri, Dholika and Kantedar.
Here are some of the best items from our collection of Dabu printed fabrics that you would surely fall in love with!
Dabu and Bagru printed fabrics are just one part of the whole array of collections that we have at the iTokri store. iTokri is not your ordinary online store where you can buy fabrics. We curate the most exotic and exclusive of them all, handcrafted by the most skilful artisans from all over India. Besides stocking up fabrics, we also curate gifts like home decor and daily essentials for regular and festive days.
Ans. When you use the technique of Dabu on cotton, the fabric is called Dabu cotton. As mentioned earlier, Dabu refers to using mud as resistance against the indigo dyed fabric to create patterns.
Ans. Bagru printing is a form of hand block printing done in natural colours, for example, with indigo. At the same time, dabu is the technique of creating patterns of dyed fabric using mud as a resistance.
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