Shivalaya Jaipur Blog

  We all love and adore our traditional age-old style of textile printing known as and block printing. The beautiful designs and patterns are back in fashion and trending. These wonderful clothing articles are fit for any occasion, whether it be a casual or formal occasion. The mesmerizing designs are loved mostly by women and the good news is that this blog is for women. Summer 2021 is arriving soon and we took a chance to let you know how you can make the most of your  Indian Cotton Fabric . Here are 6 ways for women to wear block printed clothes and look gorgeous. 6 summer trends in hand block printing Hand block printed Stoles: -  Let’s start with a simple everyday necessity for women, a dupatta, an Indian lady wears a dupatta with anything including sarees, salwar suits, and even t-shirts, so why not add a little style to this textile article. This summer you should get yourself a hand block printed stole or dupatta and stand out from the crowd. It can be w...

  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...