Workshops and Tours

Features:
● Tour of Namdev Krishi Farm drying fields to see a rainbow of colored fabrics
● Visits to block carving workshops, dye and printing workshops, and fabric washing area
● Create your own block printed product (choice of tote bag, scarf, bandana, or 2x3 rug) using pigment colors
● Choice of traditional Rajasthani lunch in our village home or Thali lunch at local restaurant
Included:
● A cup of masala chai upon arrival
● Guided tour with English speaking leader
● Inks and fabric product of your choice
● Traditional Rajasthani lunch or Thali at a restaurant
Venue: Our block printing studio in Namdev Krishi Farm Bagru, the heart of the block printing community

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Day One:
● Tour of Namdev Krishi Farm drying fields to see a rainbow of colored fabrics
● Visits to block carving workshops, dye and printing workshops, and fabric washing area
● Washing and mordanting of products for natural printing and dying, your choice of three products (tote bag, scarf, bandana, or 2x3 rug)
● Choice of traditional Rajasthani lunch in our village home or Thali lunch at local restaurant
Day Two:
● Printing using natural inks (beggar, red and syahi, black) and dabu mud paste
● Dyeing using Indigo or Kassis (grey)
● Boiling of finished natural printed and dyed products to fix the colors
● Choice of traditional Rajasthani lunch in our village home or Thali lunch at local restaurant
Included:
● A cup of masala chai upon arrival each day
● Guided tour with English speaking leader, coaching on natural dyes and printing
● Natural inks and dyes, three fabric products of your choice
● Traditional Rajasthani lunch or Thali at a restaurant each day

Please note this workshop is only available for ages 10+

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Immerse yourself in the colours and printing of Bagru!

Visit the workshops of artisans specialized in block carving, dyeing, washing, and printing. Tour the drying fields and see a rainbow of colours. Watch as the master printers stamp centuries-old patterns.

Included: Guided tour through Chhipa Ka Mohalla, and Namdev Krishi Farm. A cup of masala chai. Transportation can be arranged to and from Jaipur at additional cost.

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Visit the Titanwala Block Print Museum in Bagru. Located near our workshop in Bagru, the Titanwala Block Print Museum is dedicated to the preservation of traditional methods of hand block printing using natural colours. On display are fabrics, wooden blocks, vessels and tools used in the printing process.

COST : 100 INR (individual)

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