Deepar the carving

The Blockprint Story – an introduction; The craft of SHILPI

Hand Block —The Method
Artisans hand-carve the designs to be printed into blocks of wood. Depending on the details in the design, each block could take several hours or even days to complete. Once the design is fully carved, the blocks are treated with oil.

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इंडिगो डाई (नील रंग) ने डेनिम को एक अद्वितीय रुप दिया:

इंडिगो डाई (नील रंग) ने डेनिम को एक अद्वितीय रुप दिया:

यह अन्य रंगों की तरह कपास (धागे) में प्रवेश नहीं करता है, धागे के उपर रहता है। रंग समय के साथ फीका पड जाता हैं,जिससे कपड़े अद्वितीय हो जाते है।

सतत denim डेनिम satat (sustainable)धारणीय environmentally-responsible fabric पर्यावरण के लिए जिम्मेदार कपड़े

"Our  BLUE DENIM fabric is GREEN " Made on a Handloom,  Dyed with Natural Indigo with organic fermentation Our denim is soft, luxurious, sustainable and makes a whole lot of dyers weavers "Happy"

significant marriage bitween handloom denim with natural indigo

सतत denim डेनिम satat (sustainable)धारणीय

a hard-wearing cotton twill fabric, typically blue and used for jeans and other clothing मोटी बुनाई का मज़बूत रंगीन सूती कपड़ा sustainable and eco-freindly clothing,  handloom denims are much softer than mill made denims in comparison.has a unique texture and breathes well and helps feel cool in summer and retain body warmth in winter.

The word "denim" comes from the French word "serge de Nimes", as it is a heavy duty fabric which originated in Nimes, France. It is traditionally woven with 100 percent cotton.

environmentally-responsible fabric पर्यावरण के लिए जिम्मेदार कपड़े

At present what raises concern is the reduction technique in indigo dyeing. The use of sodium hydrosulphite as a reducing agent is associated with several environmental issues.

Alternate reducing systems have been explored, such as organic reducing agent, biological reduction.

Handloom denim

A recent development in the making of denim fabrics, handloom denims are much softer than mill made denims in comparison. It’s an imitative by denim club to promote and popularise the concept of sustainable and eco-freindly clothing. Denim made on handlooms is softer than mill made denim, has a unique texture and breathes well and helps feel cool in summer and retain body warmth in winter.

Energy impacts of handloom denim are almost zero, no energy is consumed either in the weaving processes or in forms of transportation of weavers to their place of work, thus resulting in a fabric with very low carbon footprint. Handloom denim is a true eco- friendly fabric as it does not require any kind of chemical washing post the weaving stage. The inherent softness and wear ability of the fabric eliminates the need for any kind of distressing or softening of the fabric or garments and no use of harmful chemicals or acids is required at all. Garments and other items made out of handloom denim can be used by infants, kids and everyone with a soft and sensitive skin due to the fabric being chemical free and soft.

Sanganeri Hand Block PRINTING (G.I.)

Sanganeri Hand Block PRINTING  (G.I.)

Geographical indication (GI) is an Intellectual Property Right (IPR)

This means that no printed textiles made outside the identified geographical area of Sanganer town in Rajasthan can legally sold under the Name or brand of  Sanganeri Hand Block PRINTING  (G.I.)

500 year old Sanganeri hand block printed textiles, renowned for delicate floral motifs,  protected as a geographical indication under Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.

IndiGo came into my life with an extraordinary impact after Vipassana meditation in the year 2015 with the awareness of that i have to wear IndiGo clothes only.

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urge आग्रह करता हूं  use natural indigo प्राकृतिक नील का उपयोग करें

I belong to a family of traditional textile block printers from Sanganer. Sanganer – place which is well known throughout the world for its fine printing with wooden blocks on fabrics.

Being a National Award Winner, year 1991( National Award is conferred to the Crafts persons and weavers in recognition of their outstanding contribution, craftsmanship & development of craft) I have been actively involved and working for the up-liftment of craftsmen by running various educational and vocational training centers. I am also energetically involved in the developments which are taking place regarding the future of hand-block printing in Sanganer and providing employment to 85 odd units dealing in hand-block printing, hand embroidery and stitching which are located in Jaipur, Sanganer, Bagru and near by places and treats every craft person as the original creator of the design and the process because he is the one who knows his job well and has been doing it since ages and thus can create things which are truly his own creations.

I am currently running an NGO in the name of Shilpi Sansthan.

Shilpi Sansthan is an NGO in Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan that for 14 years has been working in the economic development of the surrounding rural area as well as the continued survival and competitiveness of hand-made textiles. It is supported by 13 members and run by 3 officers. All of these are members of the local textile business community and help to financially support the NGO. The organization sees traditional textile manufacturing methods as under threat, and is working to save the same by providing livelihood to the local area at the same time. This is done through providing a common front for some members of the local textile community and the organization and support of 12 Self-Help Groups(SHGs) set up in villages around Sanganer. These groups have been taught to do hand work on textiles and sell them to the local textile distributors. The NGO also makes connections between these labor forces and textile distributors, and connections between the distributors themselves with the goal of helping all. It was founded by myself and I act as secretary and also own a local textile distribution firm, Shilpi, A House of Textiles. This brings a certain business aspect to the NGO and its goals, although the NGO itself, however, cannot officially give financial support to the workers because of its status as a non-profit organization. Instead it organizes the groups and connects them to buyers, or I buy the textiles through Shilpi House of Textiles. Shilpi Sansthan’s SHGs are made up entirely of women from the local farming communities who have come to me in order to start SHGs to create additional income. They receive training and support to do handwork on textiles and sell them to local distributors

Design development and training with handloom Weavers and Handicraft artisans are some favorite areas of work profile. Providing services such for textile dyeing and textile hand block printing with vegetable dyes are also part of my profile.

I am always looking for avenues that provides ample opportunity to showcase the excellence of Natural/Vegetable Dyeing and Printing Handicrafts at International as well as National platforms.

#shilpi #naturalindigo #bioindigoprinting मैं एक कारीगर हूँ और प्राकृतिक इंडिगो डाई का काम करता हूं, जैविक प्राकृतिक नील रंग से रंगाई करता हूँ, यह बहुत श्रम साध्य कार्य है, मुझे आवश्यकता महसूस हो रही है कि प्राकृतिक रंगों के उपयोग को आधुनिकीकरण की आवश्यकता है। प्राकृतिक रंगों के उपयोग को बढावा देने के लिए किसानों को नील की खेती के लिए प्रोत्साहित करके पर्यावरण को संतुलित किया जा सकता है। learning and growing organic indigo शिल्पी संस्थान ( जो कि एक गैर सरकारी संस्थान है ) राजस्थान में जैविक नील की खेती और उसके उपयोग पर गत तीन वर्ष से बिना किसी बाहरी सहायता के कार्य कर रहा है जिसके परिणाम स्वरूप अल्प समय मैं शोध कार्य पूरा कर जैविक नील कि खेती और उसके उपयोग को बढावा देने के लिए जानकारी निशुल्क उपलब्ध करा रहा है , इस संदर्भ मैँ किसी को भी और अधिक जानकारी प्राप्त करनी हो तो बिना किसी संकोच के मुझे +919314505805 पर सम्पर्क करे या shilpi.brij@gmail.com लिखे #learningandgrowing #naturalindigo #shilpihandicraft#sanganerihandblockprinting मैं वास्तव में एक प्रामाणिक व्यक्ति हूं जो प्राकृतिक इंडिगो प्रिंटिंग और रंगाई के बारे में लोगों को शिक्षित कर रहा हूँ । I am indeed one of the authentic person who is educating people about natural IndiGo printing and dyeing. Welcome all for free seeds of Indigofera tinctoria, मैं पारिस्थितिक प्रदूषण के आगमन और दुनिया पर उनके खतरनाक प्रभावों के बारे में बहुत सचेत हूं। वनस्पति रंगों द्वारा हाथ ब्लॉक छपाई को बढ़ावा देने और लगातार जारी रखने के लिए राजस्थान में प्राकृतिक इंडिगो की खेती को पुनर्जीवित करके एक बड़ी उपलब्धी हासिल की है। प्रिय नील मित्रों, खुश-खबरी अब हम प्राकृतिक नील का माट जैविक तरीके से वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग से भी तैयार करा सकते है और वो भी पूर्णतया मुफत् में, फायदा ले लो येह ऑफर सिर्फ 2018 के लिए है इसके बाद मोटा शुल्क लगेगा | Happy IndiGo Days,Maintaining an Indigo Vat :-the maintenance of an indigo vat is a blend of art and science. As the user gains familiarity with the process, this becomes more intuitive. A key part of ensuring acceptable results from the vat is making sure that it stays in strong “reduction” and this can only be accomplished by observing the vat’s color and surface as an indication of it’s health and reacting appropriately when action is required. Keeping records of the status of the vat and the changes that you make will help in building a “history” that will create comfort and expertise with the indigo process. Does the cultivation of indigo destroy soil fertility ???? क्या नील (indigo) की खेती जमीन की उर्वरकता नष्ट करती है ???? नही जबकी सत्य यह है कि नील की खेती नाइट्रोजन छोडती है जो कि आगे कि खाद्यान्न की फसलों के बढ़ने को बढ़ावा देता है। Indigo cultivation is good for the soil and the farmer. At least two crops can be grown and harvested per year in combination with wheat, corn and other staples. The nitrogen that indigo releases back into the soil further promotes the growing of food crops. There are over 275 varieties of plants that have usable amounts of indigo in their leaves. Indigo is easy to grow and it has naturalized in diverse climates all over the world. Explore the magic of Natural INDIGO.प्राकृतिक इंडिगो का जादू सिर्फ सूंघ कर ही नही छूकर भी महसूस होता है कि यह शुद्ध नीला सोना ( pure blue gold ) है A much loved colour that has a deep and complex past- Blue+Natural+INDIGO Explore the magic of Natural INDIGO.प्राकृतिक इंडिगो का जादू Dear IndiGo friends, If you wish to practically see the process of Natural IndiGo farming and hand block printing and dyeing, we advise you to make a visit to our workshop village(Ratliya) in Sanganer Jaipur Rajasthan India. INDIGO BLOCK PRINTS The history of Indigo is derived from the leaves of a plant, ‘Indigo Fera Tintoria’. Dyeing takes a lengthy process, but when it is completed it is worth the wait. It is no doubt that the process is complex, but that’s how you get the finest Indigo fabric in the market. One of the benefits of advanced dyeing is that the print on the fabric is dusted with saw dust, which prevents smudging till the fabric is completely dry. After the cloth is dried, it is placed under the sun and then the process of dipping in the vat takes place. Once the cloth is drawn, it turns greenish; however if exposed to the air, the Indigo is oxidized and reaches its original blue state. With every repeated step of this process of exposing the fabric to the air, you will get darker shade of blue. Sometimes, the cloth is reprinted with a different block in order to get a light blue pattern before the dipping takes place. When the fabric reaches the desirable shade of blue, it is washed to remove any unwanted indigo that is not required for the final output. The entire process and technique takes about 6 days to complete. Once the task is accomplished, the entire vat is emptied and cleaned to remove sand and dirt. The process takes over again to get fine Indigo fabric.

shilpi shilpi handicraft indigo brij workshop

#shilpi #naturalindigo #bioindigoprinting

मैं एक कारीगर हूँ और प्राकृतिक इंडिगो डाई का काम करता हूं, जैविक प्राकृतिक नील रंग से रंगाई करता हूँ, यह बहुत श्रम साध्य कार्य है, मुझे आवश्यकता महसूस हो रही है कि प्राकृतिक रंगों के उपयोग को आधुनिकीकरण की आवश्यकता है।

प्राकृतिक रंगों के उपयोग को बढावा देने के लिए किसानों को नील की खेती के लिए प्रोत्साहित करके पर्यावरण को संतुलित किया जा सकता है।

learning and growing organic indigo

शिल्पी संस्थान ( जो कि एक गैर सरकारी संस्थान है ) राजस्थान में जैविक नील की खेती और उसके उपयोग पर गत तीन वर्ष से बिना किसी बाहरी सहायता के कार्य कर रहा है जिसके परिणाम स्वरूप अल्प समय मैं शोध कार्य पूरा कर जैविक नील कि खेती और उसके उपयोग को बढावा देने के लिए जानकारी निशुल्क उपलब्ध करा रहा है , इस संदर्भ मैँ किसी को भी और अधिक जानकारी प्राप्त करनी हो तो बिना किसी संकोच के मुझे +919314505805 पर सम्पर्क करे या shilpi.brij@gmail.com लिखे

#learningandgrowing #naturalindigo #shilpihandicraft#sanganerihandblockprinting

मैं वास्तव में एक प्रामाणिक व्यक्ति हूं जो प्राकृतिक इंडिगो प्रिंटिंग और रंगाई के बारे में लोगों को शिक्षित कर रहा हूँ ।

I am indeed one of the authentic person who is educating people about natural IndiGo printing and dyeing.

Welcome all for free seeds of Indigofera tinctoria,

मैं पारिस्थितिक प्रदूषण के आगमन और दुनिया पर उनके खतरनाक प्रभावों के बारे में बहुत सचेत हूं। वनस्पति रंगों द्वारा हाथ ब्लॉक छपाई को बढ़ावा देने और लगातार जारी रखने के लिए राजस्थान में प्राकृतिक इंडिगो की खेती को पुनर्जीवित करके एक बड़ी उपलब्धी हासिल की है।

प्रिय नील मित्रों, खुश-खबरी अब हम प्राकृतिक नील का माट जैविक तरीके से वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग से भी तैयार करा सकते है और वो भी पूर्णतया मुफत् में, फायदा ले लो येह ऑफर सिर्फ 2018 के लिए है इसके बाद मोटा शुल्क लगेगा | Happy IndiGo Days,Maintaining an Indigo Vat :-the maintenance of an indigo vat is a blend of art and science. As the user gains familiarity with the process, this becomes more intuitive. A key part of ensuring acceptable results from the vat is making sure that it stays in strong “reduction” and this can only be accomplished by observing the vat’s color and surface as an indication of it’s health and reacting appropriately when action is required. Keeping records of the status of the vat and the changes that you make will help in building a “history” that will create comfort and expertise with the indigo process.

Does the cultivation of indigo destroy soil fertility ???? क्या नील (indigo) की खेती जमीन की उर्वरकता नष्ट करती है ????

नही जबकी सत्य यह है कि नील की खेती नाइट्रोजन छोडती है जो कि आगे कि खाद्यान्न की फसलों के बढ़ने को बढ़ावा देता है।

Indigo cultivation is good for the soil and the farmer. At least two crops can be grown and harvested per year in combination with wheat, corn and other staples. The nitrogen that indigo releases back into the soil further promotes the growing of food crops. There are over 275 varieties of plants that have usable amounts of indigo in their leaves. Indigo is easy to grow and it has naturalized in diverse climates all over the world.

Explore the magic of Natural INDIGO.प्राकृतिक इंडिगो का जादू 
सिर्फ सूंघ कर ही नही छूकर भी महसूस होता है कि यह शुद्ध नीला सोना ( pure blue gold ) है A much loved colour that has a deep and complex past- Blue+Natural+INDIGO
Explore the magic of Natural INDIGO.प्राकृतिक इंडिगो का जादू

Dear IndiGo friends, If you wish to practically see the process of Natural IndiGo farming and hand block printing and dyeing, we advise you to make a visit to our workshop village(Ratliya) in Sanganer Jaipur Rajasthan India.

INDIGO BLOCK PRINTS

The history of Indigo is derived from the leaves of a plant, ‘Indigo Fera Tintoria’. Dyeing takes a lengthy process, but when it is completed it is worth the wait. It is no doubt that the process is complex, but that’s how you get the finest Indigo fabric in the market.

One of the benefits of advanced dyeing is that the print on the fabric is dusted with saw dust, which prevents smudging till the fabric is completely dry. After the cloth is dried, it is placed under the sun and then the process of dipping in the vat takes place.

Once the cloth is drawn, it turns greenish; however if exposed to the air, the Indigo is oxidized and reaches its original blue state. With every repeated step of this process of exposing the fabric to the air, you will get darker shade of blue. Sometimes, the cloth is reprinted with a different block in order to get a light blue pattern before the dipping takes place.

When the fabric reaches the desirable shade of blue, it is washed to remove any unwanted indigo that is not required for the final output. The entire process and technique takes about 6 days to complete. Once the task is accomplished, the entire vat is emptied and cleaned to remove sand and dirt.

The process takes over again to get fine Indigo fabric.