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Hand Printed Cotton Fabric

With Border

From Heritage Trading Company

This piece of fabric has a complementary border printed along one edge.  It can be cut off and used as trim on your project.

 

 

 

 

 

In India, the Rajasthani village of Sanganer has been known for its block print textiles since the 18th century.  Hand carved wooden blocks are dipped in dye and stamped onto the stretched cloth.  This process must be repeated for each color in the printed pattern.  The work is done in small, family-run studios.

Sanganeri craftsman uses a wooden block to print cotton fabric.

 

If you like the style of Provence in Southern France, you'll be interested to know that these block prints are "Les Indiennes," the imported Indian cottons that inspired the French to develop their famous Provencal fabrics, beginning in the 17th century.  You can see the similarities in the vibrant colors and the small, regularly spaced motifs.

With their historic background, these block print fabrics may be just what you need for your SCA, LARP, Renaissance Faire, Civil War, reenactor, or other reproduction, period costumes.  Or use them for period home furnishings.

 

Using carved wooden blocks, a traditional floral motif was hand printed onto this 100% cotton fabric.

 Print Colors:  Green, Gray
 Background Color:  White
 Fabric Length:  2½ Yards  (2.3 Meters)
 Fabric Width:  45 Inches  (1.1 Meters)
 Fabric:  Light Weight Cotton

This fabric is brand new, not "vintage."  In other words, it's not used, damaged, or dirty.   It is, however, folk art.  Because of the way it's produced, the pattern is not perfectly uniform and there may be some errant spots of dye.  If your project needs greater precision, you'll be better off with machine printed textiles.

Please see all of our listings for sewing trims & more affordable luxuries from Jodhpur, Jaipur, and other parts of Rajasthan.

 

This item is shipped from India.  Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

 

Outstanding Quality

Please see our feedback for comments like these about our hand-printed fabrics:

Apr-10-06  Praise Super speedy delivery with the most elegant fantastical beautiful cloth. O JOY!!!

Apr-30-06  Praise Another authentic length of fabric! Good measure, washes well, great service!+++

Sep-09-08  Praise Gorgeous fabric straight out of Jane Austen - Thanks Heritage!!! A+++++++++++++

Aug-18-09  Praise Amazing for our traditions of provencal costume. Thanks for all.

Feb-24-11  Praise A lovely piece of craftsmanship, safe + securely wrapped, 10 Stars indeed !!!

Jul-28-11  Praise This is my fifth purchase from this company and the fabric is always amazing!

Dec-13-11  Praise Beautiful fabric. I will buy more. Nothing like it in stores so unique/special.

Mar-28-12  Praise Beautiful Fabric, fast ship, quality, authentic artisan items. EXCELLENT SELLER!!

Jul-29-12  Praise : Beautiful fabric, perfect for reenacting!

Feb-08-13  Praise : Magnifique, comme toujours

Mar-15-13  Praise : Wonderful Wonderful is all I can say for this GREAT E-Bayer!!!! Thank you !!!!

May-20-13  Praise : Fantastic! I can't stop coming back to buy! :)

Jun-04-13  Praise : Another good buy from this seller

Jun-26-13  Praise : Beautiful fabric. Seller is consistently excellent. Will purchase from again.

Jul-19-13  Praise : Beautiful fabric; wonderful price for hand block; many thanks

Jul-23-13  Praise : Excellent seller!!!!! The best I ever seen!

Sep-02-13  Praise : Beautiful fabric. I always find something I want in this shop! A+++

Sep-20-13  Praise : FINE FABRIC, FINE SERVICE, MANY THANKS....

 

International Buyers - Please Note
Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost.  These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
Customs activity may delay the arrival of your package.  In our experience, this is infrequent, but it does sometimes happen.  Thanks for your patience.

 

Collectible Textiles

Heritage Trading Company offers unusual and hard-to-find fabrics and trims at affordable prices.  You'll find textiles for your contemporary and historic projects in our Ebay auctions and Ebay store.

 

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