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           \u003C\/li\u003E\n            \u003C\/ul\u003E\n          \u003C\/li\u003E\n        \u003C\/ul\u003E\n        \n\u003Cul class=\u0022ico-list\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cli class=\u0022pop-opener\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/interest\/cultural\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Cspan class=\u0022flaticon-culture\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n  \u003Cspan class=\u0022popup\u0022\u003ECultural\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\n        \n      \u003C\/aside\u003E\n\n      \n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item\u0022\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA Batik creation involves 3 basic steps \u2013 waxing, dyeing, and scraping (removing). \u00a0Local legends share stories of the Batik practice of block printing being carried to Kachchh during the time of the Ramayana by seasoned, master craftsmen. For years, people have enjoyed the floral and figural motifs of Batik textiles by Khatris, a community creating Batik, Ajrakh, Bagru and Bandhani all over Kachchh. The port of Mandvi is one reason Batik probably became a main industry in Kachchh.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EOriginally, Batik prints were made by dipping a block into hot piloo seed oil, which was then pressed onto fabric. After dyeing, the oil paste was peeled off to reveal a print. Over the time, wax was adopted in the technical process of Batik printing as a more practical alternative to oil, which had to be pressed from thousands of small seeds. Wax print batik flourished in Kachchh in the 1960\u2019s due to the crafts rising popularity in foreign markets coinciding with the hippie movement and the emergence of chemical dyes, which worked in tandem with wax printing in contrast with vegetable dyes that were unfit for Batik making.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBatik artisans today are struggling to stay afloat in a modern and competitive marketplace. Their style of printing is oftentimes replicated by screen and laser printers, who can make textiles in larger quantities to sell in bulk.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n","dialogOptions":{"modal":true,"title":"Workshop for Batik Work"}}]