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Rangeen was the printing unit started by Weavers Studio in 1995 with 5 block printing tables which specialised in natural dyeing and printing techniques. Over the years the market requirements and demand led to Rangeen moving to a larger space and increasing its infrastructure to accomodate 28 block printing tables, 4 screen printing tables with pigment acid and discharge printing, handpainting, stencilling, spraying, tie and dye and other techniques. We have a design repertoire consisting of more than 20,000 wooden and metal blocks,500 screens and more than 100 craftspersons specialising in Japanese Shibori, African adire, Batik mordant printing techniques using textures and rollers and 1000 textile reference books. |
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Woodblocks are made by cuttng into the end grain of densely grained hardwoods such as ash, box, sycamore or pearwood to ensure crisp carving and sharp detail. First a sheet of cloth, most often cotton, is laid out on a level surface. |
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Then, a tub or bowl is filled with pigment and a cloth pad placed over the surface to soak it up. The printing block is pressed on this pad with sufficient pressure to pick up right amount of colour. The block is then placed carefully on the cloth to be printed and struck with the heel of |
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| the hand or with a mallet. This process is repeated alighning the block each time, unitl the entire cloth has been patterned. |
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| A limitless variety of exciting designs can be produced by painting dyes and textile paints directly onto the fabric. The diversity of techniques give the designer freedom to experiment with colour, shade, texture & forms. |
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Ink sprays are often used in graphic design artwork, but the technique can easily be applied to textiles using dyes. This technique works best with the use of stencils and masks. |
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Stencilling is a widespread technique used either to implant a design directly or to apply starch in the dye-resist process. The stencil is in essence a mask with a carefully cut hole in it so that pigment can be applied to selected areas only. |
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Screen printing can be considered a development of the stencilling process that has been practised in Japan since 8th cent. All screen printing techniques use similar equipment, the main requirement being a silk screen which consistes of rigid square with fabric mesh streched over it. |
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PRODUCTION CAPACITY
Our printing units are capable of dyeing and printing approximately 750 meters of cloth per day in various techniques in natural fibres.
We take jobwork from wholesalers, retailers and designers for the following:
SAREES -Per design 8 pcs. in 4 colourways
SETS -Per design 8 sets in 4 colourways
THANs -Upto 13 metres of one length with 3 dupattas and 2 stoles. |
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