Traditional Crafts & Block Prints
Ajrakh Fabrics
Kutch-origin Ajrak — indigo, madder red and black geometry built up through a sixteen-stage resist-and-dye tradition.
- Texture
- Medium-weight cotton with fine hand-printed detail
- Drape
- Soft with body, softens further with wash
- Feel
- Balanced, considered
- Weight
- Medium
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Ajrak is one of the oldest surviving block-printed cottons in the subcontinent, worked by the Khatri community in Kutch and Sindh through a sequence of up to sixteen resist, mordant and dyeing stages. The characteristic palette is disciplined — deep indigo, madder red, iron black and a cream ground — and the motifs are symmetrical, tessellating star, jaal and cypress compositions that read the same from either side. Colour comes from natural sources: indigo, harda, alum, iron, madder root. The cotton base is medium-weight, breathable, and softens beautifully with each wash.
Closer looks at ajrakh fabrics — surface, weave and fall.
- Kurtas
- Sarees
- Dupattas
- Shirts
- Stoles
Bespoke development options offered on this specific fabric.
Natural dye colourways
Block motif selection
Base fabric substitution
Length and width development
Certified craft heritage with named artisan clusters
Reversible print — face and reverse are equally usable
Ages richly with wash and wear
Naturally dyed, low chemical load
