ART OF KALAMKARI
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Kalamkari which translates as "Pen Work" also called as "Chintz" by English men is a complex process. Very finest kalamkari are attributed to South east India, but Burhanpur in MP is credited with high quality historic Kalamkari. The design is sketched out on bleached and beetles(beating with wooden mallets) high quality cotton. A "kalam" or " Qalam" is used to draw the design. The affordable kalamkari's sketch is done with help of blockprint. With Qalam, A bamboo stick wrapped with an absorbent stuffing soaked with morbant(Liquid) artist traces outlines of a design. An iron morbant is used for black outlines...