THE MAKING
The way toward making Kalamkari includes 23 stages. From regular cycle of dying the texture, mellowing it, sun drying, getting ready characteristic colors, hand painting, to the cycles of air drying and washing, the whole method is an interaction which requires exactness and an eye for itemizing.
Pashmina texture utilized for Kalamkari is first treated with an answer of cow waste and fade. In the wake of saving the texture in this answer for quite a long time, the texture gets a uniform grayish tone. After this, the Pashmina texture is inundated in a combination of bison milk and Myrobalans. This tries not to smear of colors in the texture when it is painted with common colors. Afterward, the texture is washed under running water to dispose of the smell of bison milk. The texture similarly, is washed multiple times and dried under the sun. When the texture is prepared for painting, craftsmen sketch themes and plans on the texture. Post this, the Kalamkari specialists get ready colors utilizing regular sources to fill tones inside the drawings.
