Woodblock printing on textiles

A traditional woodblock printer in Bagh, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Design for a hand woodblock printed textile, showing the complexity of the blocks used to make repeating patterns in the later 19th century. Tulip and Willow by William Morris, 1873.

Woodblock printing on textiles is the process of printing patterns on fabrics, typically linen, cotton, or silk, by means of carved wooden blocks.

The 'woodblock' is known as chhapa in South Asian countries like India, Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.[1][2]

  1. ^ "What does woodblock printing mean ?". www.jovifashion.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  2. ^ "Wooden Blocks (Chhapa For Printing)". HinduReligiousItems.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

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