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BLUE POTTERY
BLUE POTTERY IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A TRADITIONAL CRAFT OF JAIPUR OF CENTRAL ASIAN ORIGIN. THE NAME 'BLUE POTTERY' COMES FROM THE EYE-CATCHING COBALT BLUE DYE USED TO COLOR THE POTTERY.
HAND BLOCK PRINT
THE TRADITIONAL PROCESS OF HAND BLOCK PRINTING ON TEXTILES, WITH RICH NATURAL COLORS, HAS BEEN PRACTICED IN RAJASTHAN FOR AROUND 500 YEARS. BLOCK PRINTING WAS INTRODUCED TO THE JAIPUR REGION (BAGRU) OF RAJASTHAN BY THE CHHIPA COMMUNITY.
BANDHANI BANDHEJ
SO ESSENTIALLY, BANDHANI REFERS TO THE TRADITIONAL INDIAN 'TIE AND DYE' ART (RESIST-DYEING TECHNIQUE THAT USES IMPERMEABLE THREADS FOR TYING), USED TO PRODUCE BEAUTIFUL, FINE PATTERNS ON FABRICS. 'BANDHEJ IS PROBABLY THE OLDEST KNOWN TECHNIQUE OF TIE & DIE WHICH WAS DISCOVERED SOME 5000 YEARS AGO.
KANTHA WORK
KANTHA IS A CENTURIES-OLD TRADITION OF STITCHING PATCHWORK CLOTH FROM RAGS, ITS ORIGINS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE PRE-VEDIC AGE (PRIOR TO 1500 BCE).
SOFT TOYS
A STUFFED TOY IS A TOY DOLL WITH AN OUTER FABRIC SEWN FROM A TEXTILE AND STUFFED WITH FLEXIBLE MATERIAL.
PAPER CRAFT
PAPIER MACHE IS A COMPOSITE OR WASTE MATERIAL WHICH CONSISTS OF SOME PULP OR PIECES OF PAPER AND THESE ARE SOMETIMES ENFORCED AGAIN WITH TEXTILES OR ADHESIVE BOUND WITH SOME STARCH, GLUE OR PASTES.
KATHPUTLI
