Hand Block Print Sarees
Hand-block printed sarees on handwoven Mangalagiri cotton — each length printed by hand, one wooden block at a time.
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Hand-block printed cotton sarees
Hand-block printing is exactly what it sounds like: a carved wooden block, inked and pressed onto the cloth by hand, repeated across the whole length. Look closely at a hand-blocked saree and you can find the joins where one impression meets the next — the evidence that a person, not a roller, made it.
The sarees in this edit are printed on handwoven Mangalagiri cotton, a crisp South Indian weave that holds a printed line cleanly and wears well in heat.
Because these are woven by hand, slight irregularities in the weave and small colour shifts between pieces are normal. They are the signature of a handloom, not a flaw.
Hand Block Print Sarees — frequently asked questions
How can I tell hand-block printing from machine printing?
Look for slight variation between repeats and visible joins where blocks meet. A machine print is perfectly uniform.
What fabric are these printed on?
Handwoven Mangalagiri cotton — a crisp South Indian weave that takes a printed line cleanly.
How do I care for handloom cotton?
Gentle cold hand wash separately for the first few washes, dry in shade, and press on the reverse. Handloom cotton softens with every wash.