Varities of Tie & Dyes
Bandhani
Bandhani is an ancient art practiced by people mainly of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Jaipur, Udaipur, Bikaner and Ajmer and
Jamnagar are among the important centres producing odhnis, saris and turbans in bandhani. Bandhani work involves tying and dyeing of pieces of cotton or silk cloth. The main colours used in Bandhani are yellow, red, green and black. Bandhani work, after the processing is over, results into a variety of symbols including, dots, squares, waves and strips. The main colours used in Bandhani are natural. In fact all colours in bandhani are dark, no Rajasthan is one of the most important centre of tie and dye textile. Each area, each caste and each tribe has its special designs.
There are different products made from bandhani like Saris, woollen, shawls, scarves, handkerchiefs, dupattas, odhnis, turbans, suhagadi, satbanteli, Bed-spreads, table cloths, jajams (floor-coverings), quilt covers, bed – cover, lungis, chunaries, odhnis, pillya
Batik
Batik design can be created via a large variety of dyes.In the early days of batik, colors were made from natural plant sources.
The oldest color used in traditional batik making was blue. The second color usually applied was a brown color called soga, which could vary from a light yellow to a dark brown. Another color traditionally used was a dark red called mengkuda To enlarge the set of colors, batik designers tested and created their own recipes mixing substances of all kinds like fruit pulp or animal blood.
Today, batik dying is a process completely realized with chemical dyes.While there are several ways of applying the dye, part or the totality of the cloth may be dipped in the dye bath.
When the fabric is dry, some parts can be waxed. This way, those parts will keep the color of the first dye. This process will be repeated until all the desired colors have been dyed. When the dying part is finished, the cloth is boiled to remove all of the wax. Usually some wax remains and that gives batik its characteristic stiffness and nice smell of beeswax.
