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BLOCK PRINTING

Block printing is the process of printing patterns by means of engraved wooden


blocks.

It is the earliest, simplest and slowest of all methods of textile printing. Block
printing by hand is a slow process. It is, however, capable of yielding highly
artistic results, some of which are unobtainable by any other method.

Wooden blocks for textile printing may be made of box, lime, holly, sycamore,
plane or pear wood, the latter three being most generally employed. They vary in
size considerably, but must always be between two and three inches thick,
otherwise they are liable to warping, which is additionally guarded against by
backing the wood chosen with two or more pieces of cheaper wood, such as deal or
pine. The several pieces or blocks are tongued and grooved to fit each other, and
are then securely glued together, under pressure, into one solid block with the grain
of each alternate piece running in a different direction.

The block, being planed quite smooth and perfectly flat, next has the design drawn
upon, or transferred to it. This latter is effected by rubbing off, upon its flat surface,
a tracing in lampblack and oil, of the outlines of the masses of the design. The
portions to be left in relief are then tinted, between their outlines, an ammoniacal
carmine or magenta, for the purpose of distinguishing them from those portions
that have to be cut away. As a separate block is required for each distinct colour in
the design, a separate tracing must be made of each and transferred (or put on as it
a termed) to its own special block.

The use of carved wooden blocks to apply mordants or resist substances, such as
hot wax, to the surface of a woven cloth prior to dyeing.

Block Printing – The initial phase where the design is made on the cloth of
choice. The cloth is cut according to the garment it will form and using multiple
wooden block stamps, designs are imprinted in blue ink on to the fabric.
Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or
patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as
a method of printing on textiles and later on paper. Each page or image is created
by carving a wooden block to leave only some areas and lines at the original level;
it is these that are inked and show in the print, in a relief printing process. Carving
the blocks is skilled and laborious work, but a large number of impressions can
then be printed.

As a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from China date
to before 220 AD. Woodblock printing existed in Tang China by the 7th century
AD and remained the most common East Asian method of printing books and
other texts, as well as images, until the 19th century. Ukiyo-e is the best-known
type of Japanese woodblock art print. Most European uses of the technique for
printing images on paper are covered by the art term woodcut, except for the block
books produced mainly in the 15th century.
Middle East
In countries using Arabic scripts, works, especially the Qur'an were printed from
blocks or by lithography in the 19th century, as the links between the characters
require compromises when movable type is used which were considered
inappropriate for sacred texts.

Introduction: Block your hand Natural or vegetable dye printing is a centuries-old


printing method. In India, this art style has been present for a long time, peaking in
the 12th century. Today, it competes with the fast-paced world, yet it survives
because people still appreciate it. A hardwood square with an etched design is
referred to as a "BLOCK." This block is used to print on cloth - it's a great way to
express yourself. This block is used to print on cloth, and block printing is the
name for the technique. After that, the fabric is known as block print fabric. Block
printing comes in a variety of styles. Below is a description of the "Dabu" printing
technique. Dabu is a mud resist hand block printing method that dates back
thousands of years. Hand block printing has been used for millennia in India,
China, and other East Asian nations. It's also known as "block printing" or
"woodblock printing." In India, a hand-carved teak wood block is soaked in dye
and imprinted by hand onto cotton or silk. The end product is a genuinely one-of-a-
kind, hand-block printed cloth that brings us together. As a consequence, we have
a really one-of-a-kind hand block printed cloth that ties us to a long heritage of
handcrafted crafts. For Passion Lillie’s fabrics, there are two main types of block
printing methods: pigment dyeing, which is primarily used on white based fabrics
because the dye sits on top of the fabric, and reactive dyeing, which is primarily
used on dark based fabrics because the dye reacts with the fabric and changes the
base colour of the fabric.
STENCIL PRINTING

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