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Printing Techniques

Traditional & Natural Printing Techniques

Floral Based Printing

  • Features motifs inspired by flowers, leaves, and natural elements.
  • Popular across block printing, screen printing, digital printing, and hand painting.
  • Adds softness, freshness, and femininity to fabrics.
  • Works well on cotton, silk, chiffon, georgette, and blends.
  • Used widely in dresses, sarees, kurtas, home décor, and accessories.
  • Ranges from delicate micro-florals to bold, oversized botanical prints.

Shibori

  • Traditional Japanese tie-dye technique using folding, twisting, and binding.
  • Creates unique patterns with soft, organic textures.
  • Typically done in indigo, but now explored in many colors.
  • Used for scarves, garments, home décor, and contemporary fashion.
  • Each piece is unique due to its handmade resist-dyeing process.

Block Printing

  • Hand-carved wooden blocks dipped in natural or synthetic dyes.
  • Styles
  • Ajrak (Gujarat, Sindh) – Geometric, natural indigo & madder red patterns.
  • Bagru (Rajasthan) – Natural vegetable dyes on cotton.
  • Sanganeri (Rajasthan) – Fine floral block prints.
  • Eco-friendly and artisanal.

Dabu Printing (Mud Resist Printing – Rajasthan)

  • Uses mud paste + resist dyeing technique.
  • Known for earthy tones and indigo base.

Kalamkari (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana)

  • Free-hand painting or block printing using natural vegetable dyes.
  • Storytelling art with mythological and floral motifs.

Batik Printing (West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat)

  • Wax-resist dyeing technique.
  • Produces crackled, artistic patterns.

Discharge Printing (Traditional)

  • Removing color from a dyed fabric using bleaching agents.
  • Creates patterns with contrast base + light motifs.

Bandhni

  • Traditional tie-dye from Gujarat and Rajasthan.
  • Created by hand-tying tiny dots with thread before dyeing.
  • Known for dotted, circular, and wave-like patterns.
  • Bright festive colors like red, yellow, and green are common.
  • Used in sarees, dupattas, turbans, and contemporary garments.

Vegetable Dying

  • Natural dyes extracted from plants, roots, bark, leaves, and flowers.
  • Eco-friendly, non-toxic, and biodegradable coloring method.
  • Produces earthy, soft, and organic color tones.
  • Common dye sources include turmeric, indigo, madder, marigold, and pomegranate.
  • Used for fabrics, yarns, and handcrafted textiles.

Contemporary & Modern Printing Techniques

Screen Printing

  • Widely used for t-shirts, promotional wear, fabrics.
  • Multiple screens = multiple colors.
  • Can be done manually or with automated screen printing machines.

Rotary Screen Printing

  • Uses cylindrical screens for continuous printing.
  • Ideal for bulk production, efficient for large yardages.
  • Popular in furnishing fabrics, sarees, and dress materials.

Heat Transfer Printing

  • Transfers printed design from paper to fabric using heat.
  • Popular for polyester and sportswear.
  • Allows photo-quality images.

Sublimation Printing

  • Uses heat to transfer dye into polyester fabrics.
  • High-definition printing with no added texture.
  • Perfect for activewear, sportswear, and fashionwear.

Digital Textile Printing (Latest Technology)

  • Inkjet printers with reactive, pigment, or sublimation inks.
  • Enables photo-realistic designs, gradients, and unlimited color combinations.
  • Low MOQ (minimum order quantity), suitable for customization.
  • Eco-friendly with less water & dye waste.

Reactive Printing (DigitalRotary)

  • Excellent color fastness.
  • Works well on cotton, viscose, and silk.

Pigment Printing (Digital/Screen)

  • Surface printing, doesn’t require steaming/washing.
  • Cost-effective for fashion & home textiles.

Disperse Dye Printing

  • High-temperature dye sublimation printing for polyester.
  • Used for scarves, sarees, and synthetic fabrics.

Latest Printing Machinery in India

At Ruby Vesture Exports, we integrate the latest global printing technologies:

  • Digital Textile Printers (EFI Reggiani, Atexco, Epson Monna Lisa, MS Printing Solutions)
  • High-resolution prints on natural & synthetic fabrics.
  • Rotary Screen Printing Machines (Zimmer, Stovec, Reggiani)
  • Bulk yardage production with precision.
  • Automatic Flat-Bed Screen Printers
  • Faster than manual screen printing.
  • Heat Transfer & Sublimation Printers
  • Ideal for polyester blends, sportswear, athleisure.

From heritage Ajrak block prints to cutting-edge digital sublimation, Ruby Vesture Exports offers the complete spectrum of textile printing. Whether you need natural hand-printed fabrics or advanced digital designs, we bring the best of India’s artistry and technology under one roof.