If you're wondering what Block Printing is, you're in the right place: where it was born, how it works and all the tips for having garments made with this technique in your wardrobe.
The Block Printing technique, xylography, is a very ancient artisan method of dyeing fabrics, the first attestations date back to the 12th century, and is typical of the villages of India, especially of Rajasthan, where artisan stonemasons make real stamps of various shapes, carved in bas-relief to create functional ornaments for dyeing the fabric once immersed in natural-based colours.
Speaking of natural dyes, did you know that all ecological dyes free of heavy metals, i.e. nickel, mercury, cadmium and lead, are defined as Azo Free, metals considered toxic both for the skin and for the environment during their washing .
All the clothes in the Bijondo Pure collection are certified Azo Free!!!!
It takes a long time to create a block print garment, both as regards the manual impression, which takes place with four or five primings, and the drying times, which require exposing the garment to the sun for a long time. This is the moment in which the fixing of the color takes place.
Tips for washing a block print garment: Remember that the first wash must always be done by hand in cold water and whether it is silk or cotton it is always necessary to pour a small amount of vinegar, which will not only fix the color better but it will also give shine to the garment.
The accuracy of the creation of a fabric with the Block Printing technique and the exclusivity of each garment that follows, opens a new chapter in Fashion..
Not only attention to sustainability but also the desire to wear a garment that brings art and tradition with it, and will this perhaps be the new concept of elegance in contemporary fashion?
