Handprinted floral Vine cotton tablecloth in red and black

RED AND BLACK INTRICATE PAISLEY AND FLORAL HAND BLOCK PRINTED COTTON FABRIC WITH NATURAL DYES FROM ARTISANS IN INDIA

Hand Block printing is a century-old Indian art form and a hand skill practice that involves a lot of hard work and the production process is painstaking and manual utilizing natural dyes and vegetable pastes. In the making of this printed fabric, a hand-carved teak wood block is dipped in plant extracted dyes in black and red and stamped by hand onto the soft cotton fabric. Crafted with natural dyes and hand-printed using stained wood blocks makes it a piece of art. The fabric is also dyed with the plant dyes and the unique prints are derived from flowers, leaves, and barks and layouts are dramatic with the use of black and red alternately over beige featuring florid vines & ornate honeycomb borders and usually has traditional paisleys, geometrical patterns, tiny florets, buds and vine motifs with a vintage feel.