Kalamkari is the earliest and more complex techniques of block-printing on cloth using vegetable dyes. This flourished at Machilipatnam, Andhra...
Hand Block Printing of Maharashtra
The practitioners of this craft in Maharashtra are mainly migrants from other parts of India. The painting is done with delicately carved wooden and brass blocks. The cloth on which hand-printing is done is either hand-woven silk or mill-made chiffon cloth. The results are multi-colour designs in traditional patterns. The 'Tree of Life' motif is very widely used.