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082			_aNB0310
100			_aWillough, Janet _945411
245			_aAjrakh : _bmordant resist batik and tie dye
260			_bEndsoftheearth _c2004
300			_aDVD,57minutes
505			_aAJRAKH - Mordant Resist and Tie Dye The complex process of creating Ajrakh cloth was introduced by the Moghuls and the detailed patterns are reputed to be Sufi designs. Produced by the men of Muslim communities the cloth is used by them for shawls, lunghis and turbans. The film shows in detail the making of the hand carved printing blocks and the block printed mordant dyed and resist process in Damadka. The film also includes a fascinating section on block printing with wax and the tying and dyeing of beautiful saris and dupattas in Kutch. Filmed in the Rann of Kutch. Contents include: hand carving printing blocks, application of mordant and resist, dyeing indigo and alazarin/madder, printing with wax, tying cloth.
890			_aIndia
891			_aFD
942			_2ddc
999			_c42401 _d42401