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Pethapur Printing Blocks
Pethapur printing blocks represent the traditional handicrafts of the region. These blocks are made from 100% seasoned teak wood procured from Valsad district, Gujarat. The teak from Valsad is very well suited for its strength and quality and hence is used in making these printing blocks. The designs that are carved on the blocks range from simple leaf and floral motifs and geometrical patterns to complex village scenes of desired color combinations. The finished blocks have specific characteristic in which the block is about 1.5 to 3 inches thick and the finished design carved to at least a depth of 0.5 to 0.7 inch and in particular with straight smooth edges at the boundaries (ridges/depth of cut of design/ high design relief) of the designs that are carved. These blocks in order to enable thin beautiful outline of the design are carved to the detail delicately and very skilfully to give the printed design thin outline. These blocks, as a set for colored designs, when used for printing on the textile produce flawless, nonoverlapping colors as perfect as a drawing created by a skilful artist on a piece of paper.
