Shivalaya Jaipur Blog

  No doubt technology has evolved a lot of fashion trends with time. But old is gold. An ancient technique which is still the most popular choice for women not only in Asian continent but whole around the world is HAND BLOCK PRINTS . This is a hand operated process used to print colorful patterns and images on textiles. The rich culture of Indian Hand Block Print Fabrics is famous globally. In the recent years passion for hand block prints dresses among women had reached the sky. Women are demanding designer but comfortable wooden block print dresses . Keeping in mind such demands Shivalaya Jaipur have launched latest collection of hand block print dresses. The company aspires to provide easy shopping experience to its customers with endless range of block print dresses . As per the changing needs of customers locally and globally company has initiated highly updated collection of wooden prints. The unpredicted collection adds a great charm to our wardrobe. It includes ...

  Fabrics transfer so many emotions and memories. Traditions of Kantha Quilts are one of the examples to support this statement. This art is carrying so much passion from last 500 years. It is believed that old clothes have protective power and keeping in mind this feature Kantha Quilts were originated. History of Kantha Quilts Birthplace place of Kantha has many question marks. The oldest form of embroidery can be traced from eastern South Asia to Bangladesh, West Bengal and Odisha. But it is referred as craft of Bengali (Bengal). Kantha have been practiced in Bengali region since ancient times. In early 19 th century this art got disappeared and later it was revived by daughter in law of Rabindranath Tagore in 1940s.   Krishnadas Kaviraj in his book titled as ‘Sri Sri Chaitanaya Charitamrita’ mentioned the word ‘Kantha’. He wrote that mother of Chaitanaya send homemade Kantha to him in Puri with traveling pilgrims. That Kantha is still in display at ‘Gambhira in Pu...