Process, step by step
- Prepare and register cloth
- Print outlines and fill colours
- Fix and wash according to colour system
Variations
Mordant and pigment processes are not identical; assess each workshop method.
Conservation
Test dyes before cleaning.
Used in these crafts
Qalamkar block printing
A resist-dyed and block-printed cotton textile, historically associated with Isfahan, in which carved wooden blocks stamp repeating floral and figural patterns onto cloth in successive colour stages.