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and clonn. Dhobis are then employed to wash fchern out at the river side and
spread them on the sand and dry them very gradually sprinkling them occa-
sionally with water.
The pieces are now ready for printing and are laid by folded up in the
factory. The process of printing is tedious, for the patterns stamped, flowers,
checks or whatever they be, cannot be produced at one printing. Each color is
impressed with a different die. Por instance, if a flower is to bo stamped with
brown stalks, green leaves, and blue blossom, the stalks are printed over the
whole piece with a die cut for the purpose. Then the green leaves are stamped
in the same way and then the blue flowers. Whatever be the number of colors
so many are the number of times the sheet must pass under the hands of a
printer. The number of colors sometimes reaches as much as twelve.
The printer sits on the round before a small bench called addah and holds
the die in his left hand and strikes it with his right. To protect his right hand
from hurt he wears a leather guard.
The colors used are all prepared by the chhipi and are :—
1. Siyah (black). This color is kasis (sulphate of iron).
Old iron, ... ... ... 20 seers.
Gur, ... ... ... ... 5 „
Til, ......... ... 10 chittaks.
The gur is dissolved in water, 'and the til ground and thrown in. In this
is placed a lump of old iron of the weight given. In eight'days this color is
prepared and poured off and mixed with gum.
The cost of making this is Re. 1-6-9, and it will suffice a whole season
round.
2. T7da (brown).
Kasis (prepared as above), ... 4 chittaks.
Phitkaii (alum), ... ... ... 8 „
Gerii (red ochre), ... ... ... 4 „
Gum (of dhak),......... 12 „
These are mixed up in water. The cost of preparation is 5 as. 3 pies and
this supply will suffice for 3 score of fards.
3. Surth (red).
Geru, ... ... ... ... 4 chittaks.
". Phitkiri,.....'. ......" . 8
Lodh, (bark of symplocus racemosa), 4
Haldi, (turmeric),......... -|
Gum (of Dhak), ...' ... ....'12 „
The lodh is ground and boiled in water. When it boils the ground haldi
is added. It is then strained and the gem phitkiri, and gum are added.
This supply costs 5 as. 9 pies and will suffice for 2 score.
»
and clonn. Dhobis are then employed to wash fchern out at the river side and
spread them on the sand and dry them very gradually sprinkling them occa-
sionally with water.
The pieces are now ready for printing and are laid by folded up in the
factory. The process of printing is tedious, for the patterns stamped, flowers,
checks or whatever they be, cannot be produced at one printing. Each color is
impressed with a different die. Por instance, if a flower is to bo stamped with
brown stalks, green leaves, and blue blossom, the stalks are printed over the
whole piece with a die cut for the purpose. Then the green leaves are stamped
in the same way and then the blue flowers. Whatever be the number of colors
so many are the number of times the sheet must pass under the hands of a
printer. The number of colors sometimes reaches as much as twelve.
The printer sits on the round before a small bench called addah and holds
the die in his left hand and strikes it with his right. To protect his right hand
from hurt he wears a leather guard.
The colors used are all prepared by the chhipi and are :—
1. Siyah (black). This color is kasis (sulphate of iron).
Old iron, ... ... ... 20 seers.
Gur, ... ... ... ... 5 „
Til, ......... ... 10 chittaks.
The gur is dissolved in water, 'and the til ground and thrown in. In this
is placed a lump of old iron of the weight given. In eight'days this color is
prepared and poured off and mixed with gum.
The cost of making this is Re. 1-6-9, and it will suffice a whole season
round.
2. T7da (brown).
Kasis (prepared as above), ... 4 chittaks.
Phitkaii (alum), ... ... ... 8 „
Gerii (red ochre), ... ... ... 4 „
Gum (of dhak),......... 12 „
These are mixed up in water. The cost of preparation is 5 as. 3 pies and
this supply will suffice for 3 score of fards.
3. Surth (red).
Geru, ... ... ... ... 4 chittaks.
". Phitkiri,.....'. ......" . 8
Lodh, (bark of symplocus racemosa), 4
Haldi, (turmeric),......... -|
Gum (of Dhak), ...' ... ....'12 „
The lodh is ground and boiled in water. When it boils the ground haldi
is added. It is then strained and the gem phitkiri, and gum are added.
This supply costs 5 as. 9 pies and will suffice for 2 score.
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