About
PuruPrint is a result of constant innovation
& new product development process initiated by EcoFab with the family of
state awardee late Purushottam ji Jhariya.
Puru print
is a new hand block print technique developed by EcoFab & two passionate
“Chhippa” brothers Pawan & Banwari Jhariya of Tarapur village in Madhya
Pradesh. It is similar to ajrakh technique but different ingredients used. It
follows the traditional steps in hand block printing with minor changes in
ingredients used in Ajrakh. Puru name is dedicated to the legendary hand block
printer Late Shri Purushottamji Jhariya who created a unique technique of
Tarapur print a combination of alizarin & dabu printing. For this unique
combination of two different techniques he got state award from government.
Puru also means heaven and it is repeated many times in Rig Veda one of the oldest known written scripture to the mankind.
Puru also means heaven and it is repeated many times in Rig Veda one of the oldest known written scripture to the mankind.
Generally in Ajrakh printing designs associated with geometrical pattern mainly stars, sun and other
geometrical motifs. In Puru print technique motifs are inspired from the nature
and includes a range of geometrical, buta-buti & animal motifs in the
process which differentiates it from traditional ajrakh developed by hand block
printers of Sindh (Now in Pakistan) & Gujarat.
Design
Designs used in Puru hand block
printing are inspired from nature and uses a variety of designs like animal,
buta (tree) & geometrical patterns.
Process
In Puru print first fabric washed
with fresh water and then keeps it in a solution of oil, soda ash & animal
extract for 12 hours or overnight. After washing with plain water this process
repeated once again. After washing with plain water it get dried in direct
sunlight. Now fabric is dyed with myrabalan (Pre-mordant) to get it ready for
printing.
First outline is printed using
wooden block with a resist paste made of lime and black clay. Second block
is used as a filler either alum (to get red) or black (made of jiggery &
iron rust) color is printed. With third block it is used to print black color in
case alum printed with previous block or vice versa.
Now with the use of fourth
block red & black color covered with resist paste. Now it is dyed in Indigo
dye to get indigo blue or dyed with rubharb to get rust yellow or brown
background. After washing it kept for drying, then next day it is again dyed
with alizarin to get red in place of alum printed on the fabric and to fix
black color printed. After drying and washing with normal water fabric or Saree
is now ready.
