Dabu — Traditional Mud-Resist Printing Residency | 25–28 October 2026
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Join TaraiBlue for an immersive residency exploring the traditional art of Dabu mud-resist printing, combining mud, wooden blocks, natural dyes and indigo.
Learn the Dabu process through hands-on practice—from fabric preparation and block making to resist printing, indigo dyeing and revealing the final patterns.
Dates: 25–28 October 2026
Location: Majithia House, Nainital
What You’ll Learn
- The basics of Dabu mud-resist printing and its traditional process
- An introduction to natural indigo and TaraiBlue’s indigo journey
- How indigo is prepared and how to set up an indigo vat
- Preparing fabric for Dabu printing
- Creating your own wooden printing blocks
- Applying the traditional Dabu mud resist by hand
- Dyeing resist-printed fabrics in an indigo vat
- Building depth of colour through repeated dyeing and oxidation
- Washing out the mud resist to reveal the final Dabu patterns
- Washing, drying, finishing, and ironing your naturally dyed textiles
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