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Generally, they use cloth of
Cotton, Silk, Kosa and Georgette.
First,the cloth is kept for 2 days in a
large pot of water mixed with [as for 50 litres of water] 125 ml. of
Arandi Oil(caster oil) and 1.500 kg. mengni(powder of solid discharge of
Goats).
In
the next process, the Harda(literally meant
for a medicine. Here, refers to giving the cloth a yellowish look) was
done to the cloth. In this process, the water is mixed with(as for 50 l
water) 1.250 kg. of harda and 125 ml Caster Oil and then the cloth is
washed in this solution and kept for drying in sunlight for about 8
days.
Thereafter,
the natural colour is prepared. Bagh Printing is always done with the two
colours that are: -
1.)
Red which is prepared by
mixing tamarind powder and fitkery(sodium hypo chlorite solution) with
water,
2.)
Black colour is prepared by
mixing tamarind powder and kashish(a chemical) with water.
Then,
after drying of the cloth printing is done on them through blocks(a
wooden block used for painting). And the painted cloth is boiled in water
mixed with Alzirin(a medicine from forests) and the flowers of Dhawadi(a
medicinal plant) on a large pot of zinc on a bhatti(a large stove used
for heating) and then the colour becomes so hard that it cannot become
dull rapidly.
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