Textiles Of India With Special Focus On Block Printing (Age 7-18 years)
Multi-day class
In this course, the students will learn about different textiles of India. The students will learn tie and dye block printing as well.
New Teacher
Multi-day class
In this course, the students will learn about different textiles of India. The students will learn tie and dye block printing as well.
New Teacher
Sat, Apr 17 - Apr 18
Class Experience
If you’ve ever looked at fine fabrics from India, you’ve probably wondered, as we have, “How do they make these gorgeous patterns?”
The key to the gorgeous patterns on Indian fabrics can be found in small carved wooden blocks that are used to hand-print the fabrics.
After showing students how the fabric is printed in India, the lesson introduces students to printmaking in a two-step process. First students create a background for the print with crayon rubbings and watercolor. Then they carve potato slices to make their own printing blocks. Along the way they learn about value, random and regular patterns, and analogous and complementary colors.
The following acpects will be coverd under the topic:
1. What is block printing ?
2. Forms of blockprinting from different states ( will be showcasing different fabrics from different states) and difference between them.
3. Two bolckprinting techniques be coverd pratically .
a. With blocks
b.tye and dye techinique
4. How to use vegetables that are there in your kitchen as blocks .
Sarada Ramakrishna