Traditional Indian craft-print fabrics in warm earth tones

Traditional Crafts & Block Prints

Hand block printing — including the Ajrakh and Kalamkari traditions.

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Browse traditional crafts & block prints by construction and finish.

Our Indian Crafts category brings together the country's most enduring craft-print traditions — hand block printing, and the Ajrakh and Kalamkari schools worked under it — sourced directly from artisan clusters in Kutch, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. Each fabric carries visible provenance: natural dyes where the tradition demands, hand-carved wooden blocks, and the subtle registration variance that only handwork produces. Designers reach for these fabrics when they want their collections to carry story alongside cloth. VPAS ANANT supports craft programmes from swatch to bulk while respecting artisan lead times and craft integrity.

Hand Block Printing

Hand block printing worked with carved teak blocks across cotton, mul, Chanderi and silk bases — botanical, geometric and heritage motifs.

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Tie & Dye Fabrics

Bandhani, batik and shibori — resist traditions where the cloth itself is tied, waxed or folded before it ever meets the dye bath.

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Hand Painted Fabrics

Brush-worked lengths painted directly onto silk, cotton and modal — artwork developed for a single collection rather than a repeat.

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Craft traditions worked under hand block printing.

Ajrakh Fabrics — Hand Block Printing from VPAS ANANT

Hand Block PrintingAjrakh Fabrics

Kutch-origin Ajrak — indigo, madder red and black geometry built up through a sixteen-stage resist-and-dye tradition.

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Kalamkari Fabrics — Hand Block Printing from VPAS ANANT

Hand Block PrintingKalamkari Fabrics

Andhra Kalamkari drawn with a tamarind-twig pen and set with natural mordants — narrative motifs in rust, indigo and mustard.

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