Dipping the border block into the dye paste, tapping off the excess on the rim of the container, then positioning the block precisely on the first chalk mark. He pressed down firmly and held for a three-count before lifting straight up.
The pattern transferred cleanly, every delicate line visible, the color even across the entire block. Jaipur and Sanganer became centers of this craft. Royal courts commissioned special designs—patterns so complex, they required twenty, thirt