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Though both Bagru printing and Dabu printing are
done in Bagru by the same artisans, the processes
are slightly different. For Bagru printing the steps
are fabric cutting, scouring and washing, mordanting
(pila karna),
printing
(chhapna)
, drying
(sukhana)
,
washing
(dhulai)
– to remove extra colour, drying
of fabric, boiling process
(dharn rangna)
,
harda
wash,
plain water wash and then the final finishing of the
fabric.
For Dabu printing, a resist of the mud paste is made
by mixing of lime
(chuna)
, natural gum
(gond)
, waste
wheat powder
(bhindhan)
and black soil. It takes a day
or two to prepare the clay. The printing process of
Though both Bagru printing
and Dabu printing are done in
Bagru by the same artisans, the
processes are slightly different.
