We always look forward to our annual Memorial Day Sale. It’s a chance for us to give back to our loyal customers with some great prices on our most popular items. This year, we simply don’t have the inventory to do a big blowout sale.
Behind the Curtain
In a world where beautiful things can be delivered to your doorstep like magic, we sometimes forget that real people are hard at work creating them. Here you will learn what happens behind the curtain and will get to know us better.
Mother Nature: The Biggest Influence Over A Block Print
You may not have realized that nature can influence the making of a block print–but it does! In response to Mother Nature, we mindfully consider the weather and their effects on the woodblock printing process. The seasons determine when we create our linens, which are hand block printed at our artisans’ studio in the desert state of Rajasthan, India.
Imprints of Identity: Wood Block Printed Fabrics of India
Every time an artisan’s hand hovers over a textile as he ponders the placement of each wood block there is so much more than just dye stuff that impregnates the fabric…the textile vibrates with life and consciousness, it transforms itself into a ‘living’ textile encapsulating generations of skill, tradition, craftsmanship and a way of life Welcome to the world of woodblock printing ~ all our textiles are printed using this incredible craft.
Orange Blossom: Coming To Life One Beautiful Block At A Time
Orange Blossom is one of our most difficult collections to prints. In this post you will get a sense of the workmanship it takes to bring it to life. Beware– this not one of those posts that you simply skim through 🙂 It all starts with a seemingly simple step, which in reality is not simple at all!
Quilted Bedspreads and Kantha Quilts ~ Handmade Every Stitch of the Way
In the process of being made, our intricately hand-embroidered cotton quilted throws and blankets are touched and nurtured by numerous hands, rendering them exquisite works of functional art. The pattern on our quilts is first block printed. Artisans in our Sanganer printing studio print the design using a set of intricately carved wooden blocks.
Printing of Midnight Lotus one magnificent block at a time
In this post we will walk through the block printing process for  Midnight Lotus. Symbolizing renewal, Midnight Lotus has ethereal white lotus blossoms gently adrift on a deep Persian blue ground. We start with the border. Block #1 2nd row of the border.
