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Used mainly for Odhnis, saris and turbans.

Practised mainly in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

COLORS, SHAPES AND DYE

Yellow, Red, Green, Blue and Black are the main colors.
Dyes used are natural and were extracted from roots, flowers, leaves and berries of blackberries , lichen.etc

Variety of shapes like dots, squares, waves and stripes.

HISTORY OF BANDHANI
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Tie and Dye practised in India, Japan and Africa.

Tie and dye in China(during Tang Dynasty) and Japan(during Nara period). Indian Tie-Dye technique in Rajasthan and Gujarat and was called Bandhej during olden days. In India, the work was mainly started by Muslim Khatri community of Kutch.

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PROCESS OF MAKING BANDHANI

White malmal cloth

A plastic design trace

A plastic design trace

Initial tying completed

Tying knots

Required pattern on malmal fabric

PROCESS OF BANDHANI MAKING(Continued)

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On a fine malmal cloth, plastic shapes with pinned holes is placed. Desired pattern is transferred onto fabric with fugitive colors.
Knots called Bhindi are made according to the pattern.

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After dipping in naphthol for five minutes, it is dyed with light colors.
Cloth is dyed with dark colors and then is kept and finally washed strached and folds and knots are

SIGNIFICANCE OF SHAPES

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Dungar Shahi - the mountainpattern.

Chaubasi - in groups of four. Tikunthi - circles and squares appear in a group of three. Satbandi - in groups of seven. Ekdali - a dot. Boond - a small dot with a dark centre. Kodi tear or drop shaped.

Laddu Jalebi (after the name of Indian Sweets) - the swirling.

PRESENTED BY DHIYA JOSE MAMPILLY