AJRAKH meaning is “KEEP TODAY” and second meaning is BLUE, SKY,
AJRAKH is manufactu
red from natural scene it is known from its
Color and design heaven-sky color is also blue and at night the stars
Arise in the sky also a design of AJRAKH mainly and so that we found
Design .in AJRAKH mainly as such mainly blue, red, dark and white
Colors use in the AJRAKH in AJRAKH four side printed same one design its
Called as (HANSO) meaning of (HANSO) is road which is known in the sky
At night time as” GALAXY “the milky way (AKAS GANGA) it is appear on
This that AJRAKH is made from natural scene,
METHOD OF AJRAKH :- (kind of make)
Prior to all choose two pieces of gray white cloth of 36” X 90”then it
Should be keep in dry water for ten to twelve o’ clock then after clean it
By lashing by wooden piece with flow of water then after it may be keep
In (MYROBALANIC) water, and then after become to dry then after, keep it on
Table for printing in spread position and by the blocks made from wood
Out line (REKH) printed by white color (KIRYANA) (REGIST) print and on the
Other sides of cloth carry out the type same (REGIST) print then after by
By the black color (KAT) it may be fully colored (DATTA) both of sides
Then after by red color (GHACHCHA) both side should be printed and then
After it may be keep for dry then after it may be keep for indigo blue
(NEER) and then after it may be dry once again then after it may keep in
Indigo for second time and bring out and dry and then after clean it by
Clean water and wash out and may be dry. Then after it may be boiling with (MADIR) or (ALIJARIN) (PADVAS)
For some time and then after wash it with clean water,
COLOR
WHITE (KIRIYANA) : (AREBIC) gum + lime. BLACK (KAT) : iron obstacle + JAGGRY + water spoiled for 15 to 20 day. INDIGO (NEER) : (SA JIKHAR) debt +lime fermentation is important processing. DESIGN : SKRIT END OF SAREE & FOUR BORDERS
(MADHAGOLO: BUTTO: TINARO: HANSO: VAT BORDER: JARI: MAKUDO NAGANI: SLITE: PATTO: TAWEEZ)
TAR JI DESIGN
(KAKAR: GHINI: CAMPAKALI: MIFUDI: KHARAK: KANVARIKHARAK -
RIYAL: SURAJMUKHI: TAWEEZ: CHAKKI: CHALLO: TAWEEZCHALLO-
MOHAR: AMBRIMOHAR: BADAM / ISHQ PECH: GHALEECHO: WAL-
CHAANP: BADAM: JALEYB: ISHQ PECH: MOTI JURAN)
IN EVERY DESIGN
(1) out line (REKH) (2) Filler (DATTA)
(3) Filler (DATTA) (4) Filler (GAD)
SILL WORKER OF AJRAKH
In (KUTCH) (KHATRI) community s persons are doing
Manufacturing work of AJRAKH cloth since proximately 15
The of generation the technical of AJRAKH given as
Heritor the peoples of the try community originally
From (PUNJAB) to (SINDH) and from (SINDH) they came at
(KUTCH) by workers for AJRAKH printing the king of (KUTCH)
Was so much interesting to worker of handicraft since
Then our forefathers came to (KUTCH) and residing and
Doing the works of coloring the cloths of various caste’s
Peoples and also doing the print works for every one
Caste choose the different type color and different
Designs in which (BANDHANI) (ROGAN) (BATIKU) AJRAKH etc
The designs mainly bellow mentioned castes peoples
Dress were colored by them and Carrie d out printing
Works like as (SINDHI) (JAT) (RABARI) (HARIJAN) (KANBI PATEL)
(AHIR PATEL) (RAJPUT) (OSWAL) (MUSLIM) etc,
USE OF AJRAKH PRINT
Within the border of (KUTCH) desert area the peoples of (MALDHARI) (SINDHI)
Caste are residing to get the protection from high temperature in summer
And in winter from coldness they use the cloth of AJRAKH due to the
Natural color of AJRAKH (NEER) the sun light slightly affected and during
The winter it give warmth AJRAKH used for turban to keep on solder to
Used as (LUNGI) wound to (KAMBH) and to use for hold forth and carpet
And bed sheet etc,
