Ajrak making process || Block Printing || Sindh
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
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Ajrak, one of the most recognisable visual symbols of Sindh, has been part of the province's culture for the last five centuries. Once a ubiquitous style of block printing for textiles, Ajrak has become harder to produce over the years due to the high prices of chemicals and organic colors used to make the prints. Many small-scale ajrak printing businesses have shut down and hand-made products are now being produced by machines. Still, people love the traditional ajrak style, and the value of these authentic styles has increased.
In Bhit shah and Tando Muhammad khan, there used to be more than 200 small-scale ajrak printing units. But due to the increased price of materials and labor shortages, almost all these businesses have closed. One unit -- run by a man and ten labourers -- remains operational. However, the prospects for this business are also uncertain; Many of the labourers feel they are underpaid for their long days of work and are considering searching for jobs somewhere else. Since they only have experience in ajrak printing, some of them feel stuck.
The history of Ajrak dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization, which existed between 2,500 and 1,500 BC. People living during this time began cultivating cotton to make textiles and clothing. They mastered the art of making the fabrics and dyed them using indigo and other natural dyes. Because of its shared roots in the Indus Valley Civilization, ajrak is popular in parts of Gujrat and South Punjab, in India. The process of block printing takes time and skill, which many craftsmen learned through decades of practice.
The owner of the business, yasir Ali, took over the trade from his father who learned how to make ajrak from his grandfather. He started training him on how to make the product. Once he became skilled at making ajrak.Turning raw cloth into colorful ajrak isn’t easy, Yasir Ali said. First, he buys raw white cloth from markets in Faisalabad, Karachi, and Hyderabad, and dies the cloth yellow, which acts as a base color.
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The colors and patterns of ajrak are incredibly beautiful.
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Beautiful indus valley traditional clothing 👣👣
So far I don't know what is Ajrak I think it is machine made fine fabric now I know it's very difficult hard handicraft comparitively price is very less than their hard work It is available at 3000 to 6000 rs but same hard work it's not compatible it lies so much hard work some shop keepers cheat customers with imitations duplicates in my district same type of handi craft made on cloth by using same type of natural colours called as KALAMKARI instead of blocks they use separate pen type instrument call in sanskrit as Kalam Nice video there is lot of handicrafts all over the world we have to preserve protect them carefully
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Bhitt shah,District Matiari.Sindh
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