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Kutch Bandhani Plangi Resist-Dyeing

India

Fine fingernail-pinched knot-resist dyeing practised by Khatri artisan households in Bhuj, Mandvi, and Jamnagar.

Kutch Bandhani Plangi Resist-Dyeing — archival documentary photograph
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A bandhani tyer pushes pinpoint tufts of folded silk or malmal cotton upward from beneath using a pointed fingernail or metal ring thimble, wrapping continuous cotton thread tightly around tens of thousands of tiny reserves (bundi). 1

Sequential dye baths move from light yellow and crimson to deep indigo or black before the textile is pulled diagonally to pop open all bindings simultaneously. 1

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