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Product: Mud Block Print Cotton Voile Scarf
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Description: These 100% Cotton Voile Scarves are made using the agent technique of mud blocking printing or "dabu" in Rajasthan, India. The color are natural dyes of indigo, pomegranate, palm sugar and other minerals. Available in three colors: Green, Blue, and Orange.About Mud Block Printing: First, the wood blocks to be used for printing are carved by hand with ornate patterns. These blocks are dipped into dyes and then printed on the fabric. The second stage is printing uses the mud print, or "dabu" resist. This resist is a mixture of river bed clay, slaked lime, tree gum and wheat powder. The resist covers the previously printed block so that when the entire fabric is dipped into another dye (for example Indigo) everything except the original block print gets colored. When the fabric is dried and washed, the pattern revealed is an indigo dyed fabric with beautifully decorative and unique prints. Dimensions: 80 x 20" Country of Origin:
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