Bagh Print 18

Bagh   prints   are   unique   hand   block   printing   using   vegetable dyes.Traditionally, the fabric used was cotton, but now tassar, crepe, and silkare being used with excellent results. The Bagh prints are known for theirfine quality printing and bright vegetable colours and recognized by theirgeometric repetitive patterns in different variations and colours that aremainly red and black block printed predominantly on white base. Khaki andmustard   vegetable   colours   are   used   for   dyeing   the   fabric afterprinting. Though the techniques and designs of Bagh prints are age old but the prints retain its contemporary appeal. Bagh prints derive its name froma small tribal town in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh and Bagh's proximity to the river is an important reason for its choice as flowing river water is vital to the process of printing.
Some old blocks and their names that are being still used are (i) Nandana, (ii) Laheriya, (iii) Attha, (iv) Nandana ki mirache, (v) Nandana ka butta, (vi) Aabotcha butta, (vii) Khede ka bodh, (viii) Indori bodh, (ix) Indori saaj, (x) Indori addya, (xi) Ahmedabadi saaj, (xii) Makhi, (xiii) Palliwali zanjira, (xiv) Zanjiri, (xv) Jodhpuri, (xvi) Jawareya, (xvii) Molya border, (xviii) Molya bodh, (xix) Khirala kaire, (xx) Mungphali, (xxi) Chaukada, (xxii) Nareyal, (xxiii) Teekoni and (xxiv) Thuddi