Traditionally
speaking, the handicraft scenario in Gujarat is a scenario
consisting of textile based items viz., Artistic Weaving,
Patola Sarees, Hand Block Printing on Mulmul, Various
Embroideries on Cushion covers, Wall Hangings, Bed sheets
etc., and various other varieties from the field of
Non-Textile items, it is Wood Carving, Artistic Puppets
making, Pataras, Brass and White Metal Inlay Items,
Marquetry Boxes etc.
Gurjari
(Gujarat State Handicraft Development Corporation Ltd.)
Gujarat
dominated the seaborne cotton trade through ages
and is still today a major producer of block prints.
The combination of printing with mordant dyeing
is typical of the technique in many parts of Gujarat.
The ‘Ajrakh’ resist printing of Anjar
and Dhamadka in Kachchh is well known. The dominanat
motif is of the Mother Goddess in her many forms
and aspects. A large number of garments like salwar
suits, shirts, jackets, skirts, sarees, dupattas,
furnishing like bedcover, pillowcovers, cushion
cover, table cloths, napkins, curtains are some
of the items made with block prints.
(Handblock
Printing)
(Emboridery
Work)
Gujarat
is known for its embroidery in an immense variety
of styles and techniques. Here women not only
embroider their ‘cholis’ and ‘ghagras’
but also items for decorating their houses,
such as chaklas, wall hangings, pillow covers,
quilts etc. There is perfect harmony and distribution
of the colouring, the colours flow into one
another. Applique ot ‘katab’ is another
from of decorative needlework which women prepare
for a special uses. The rich embroidery work
of Bhuj, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Ahmedabad
districts are famous in Gujarat.
Garvi
(Gujarat State Handloom Development Corporation Ltd.)
A
unique collection of handwoven and handprinted traditional
textiles from Gujarat. Garvi, The brand name
is well known for its traditional crafts producing a
wide range of handwoven& hand printed fabric in
Handloom Textiles.The artisans of Gujarat have developed
ecofriendly fabrics in most important production processes
like Bandhani weaving, applique & art work. Block
priniting cushion cover, table cloth, furnishing and
much more. All of them to give expression to their imagination
and each product is projected with individual and original
identity.
A
Traditional Craft of block printing has survived
the passage of centuries in Gujarat. Ajrakh print
is one of them. Patterns of Ajrakh follow a well
structured grid with strong sense of order and
discipline. It is composed of vertical and horizontal
borders surrounding the main central all-over
pattern.
Many plan and decorative layers of fabrics are
stitched by hand together, create wonderful Ethnic
Bedsheet, Bedcover, Table cloth,Cushioncovers,
Kitchen apparels, Wallpiece and Bags.
