Four Techniques, One Atelier
Every Nakshidar piece is built around one lead technique, so the hand-work stays the hero of the garment rather than an afterthought.
[nakshidar_crafts]
[nakshidar_craft icon=”ajrakh” title=”Ajrakh” text=”Natural indigo and madder root, resist-printed in repeating geometry across up to sixteen stages of washing, dyeing and sun-drying.” tag=”Block-Resist Dye”]
[nakshidar_craft icon=”handblock” title=”Handblock” text=”Carved teak blocks, one motif per block, hand-stamped in register across the length of cloth by printers trained from childhood.” tag=”Hand Block Print”]
[nakshidar_craft icon=”mirror” title=”Mirror Work” text=”Abhla mirrors set by hand into embroidered frames, a Kutchi tradition originally meant to catch light and deflect the evil eye.” tag=”Abhla Bharat”]
[nakshidar_craft icon=”needle” title=”Hand Embroidery” text=”Chain, herringbone and interlace stitch, worked panel by panel by artisan collectives across Gujarat.” tag=”Hand Embroidery”]
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[nakshidar_process]
[nakshidar_step number=”01″ title=”Preparing the Cloth” text=”Raw cotton is washed and softened so it can take dye evenly at every later stage.”]
[nakshidar_step number=”02″ title=”Resist & Dye” text=”A lime-gum resist is block-printed onto the cloth, which is then dipped in a natural indigo vat.”]
[nakshidar_step number=”03″ title=”Hand Stamping” text=”Carved teak blocks stamp the surface pattern in register, one motif and one colour at a time.”]
[nakshidar_step number=”04″ title=”Wash & Finish” text=”Every stage ends in a wash and a day in the sun before the cloth is ready for the next one.”]
[/nakshidar_process]
