Bandhani - these prints are a cultural heritage of Rajasthan and Gujarat (Kutch) where these prints actually come to life.
The Bandhani print is often found on the Gharchola sarees & dupattas worn by women in Gujarat and even on the men's turbans from Rajasthan.
The basic shades of Bandhani print are red, yellow, green and blue. However, the print can be adapted into any colour.
#1 Steps to make Bandhani
Bandhani work is a tie and dye technique which involves tying and colouring of small parts of fabrics like silk or cotton. The process of making Bandhani involves 2 stages -1. Tying a part of fabric (usually cotton)
2. Incorporating it into different colour shades
#2 The process
Bandhani includes making images by tying strings firmly from some chosen part of fabric so that the prints could be made from a couple to a few hundreds or even thousands images, before dipping the fabric in a shade of colour.
#3 The transition
In the ancient era, the trees and leaves extracts were used for colouring the fabric. Of late, chemical dyes have replaced those extracts and are now used in making the prints.
#4 Bandhani - Where it came from?
The tie and colour fabrics of Bandhani are particularly found in Gujarat and Kutch. On the other hand, Rajasthan boasts of the finest craftsmenship of Bandhani prints.The Gujarati karigars work without these supports as the work gets better when the work is carried out with one's bare hands to prevent any damage to the fabric.
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