A chemical-based printing method for the production of coloured prints using stone or grained zinc surface plates and grease-based inks. It can incorporate as many as twelve colours and is considered to be of superior quality to the print reproductions of conventional lithographs.
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The designer of the naqsha (map or design plan) of Banarasi brocade. They sketch and create the map of motifs…
The gold zari used in the border of a traditional white Kerala textile, such as a sari or a mundu…
The process of removing debris and dirt from raw cotton fibre, either manually or by running it through a mechanical…
Meaning “clothes from Kashi” in Sanskrit, it is a possible reference to the brocaded fabric produced in Kashi (now Varanasi).
A decorative embroidery technique in which the stitch consists of consecutive, interconnected loops that resemble the links of a chain.…
Painted and glazed ceramic ware, particularly tiles, common in the Islamic world, typically featuring colourful arabesques, floral and geometric motifs,…
An ancient Indian shading technique wherein the artist retains their brush to paint miniature dots of differing density. The technique…
A flat-weave tapestry weaving technique where weft yarns are wrapped over four warp threads before being twisted back under the…