Travel Tales

Trip to Sanganer, Rajasthan

More on my trip to Sanganer... 

I found men hard at work on carving intricate designs on wood. Each of these would go on to create the delicate prints we find on the Sanganeri textiles. 

A glimpse of some wooden textile printing blocks

 

 

Trip to Sanganer, Rajasthan

On my recent trip to Sanganer in Rajasthan, I learnt several things. One of them was the Art of Paper making. 

1.Small pieces of hosiery cotton

2. The tank where the cloth pieces are immersed in water

3. The pulpy cloth in water where pink colour is added

4. The pulp lifted in a wire mesh tray

5. The tray turned upside down

          

The sheets of paper now look like this.

                 
 6. This press removes excess water from the paper

7.Another round in the roller press ...
 
 
And the sheets look like these!!

8. Screen printing now creates magic!

9. Add petals to the paper while it is pressed!!

10. The excess paper goes back to the pulp stage,

11. The final products!!!