Summary: The Khatri Blockprinters of Dhamadka and Ajrakhpur Part 1 - Presentation Razzaque Mohammed Khatri and Ismail Mohammed Khatri with Eiluned Edwards Ajrakh has become the signature cloth of the Khatris. It is a cotton textile traditionally dyed with indigo and madder, and printed on both sides with complex geometric and floral patterns using hand-carved wooden blocks. There are between 14 and 16 individual stages of preparation, printing, and dyeing. The process can take 15–21 days to complete. Recorded at the 2007 Maiwa Textile Symposium on October 19, 2007 Posted March 2009
