Textile artist Maham Irfan conducted an interactive block printing workshop at the National Art Gallery on Wednesday, with participants getting hands-on experience in the art of block printing. The ...

“I have been doing block printing work for the past 20 years with my husband,” 40-year-old Musarrat Fayyaz tells The News on Sunday (TNS). “Our family has been associated with the centuries-old art ...

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 ...

Woodblock printing is a quintessential example of art transcending history and border throughout the South Asian subcontinent. It originated in China, and remained to be the most non-communal method ...

The paste prevents the dye from penetrating the design. To apply the designs onto the cloth, practitioners use hand-crafted blocks up to 300 years old, featuring regionally-inspired patterns, generic ...

Indigo blue printed fabric was common to the dress of European peasant women from the late 18th century.This small sample of linen was printed by hand in Russia during the early 20th century using a ...

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 ...

A traditional textiles factory in Rajasthan India is bringing the ancient art of block printing back to life - and a French-Indian woman is leading the charge. Brigitte Singh says she believes that ...

Curtains are more than just fabric that frames a window. They influence the mood of a space, soften the light, and give a room its character. Among the many styles available, block print curtains ...