Les Indiennes.

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197852338422152386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuJEfF81CY8LV6HlJt58EiigqKc6NQHZCmCx7vpC4VNWyXV2ig-XH4gPU7sfJF8uHVPA7aJzLogfiWKtc1MA3-gAjOa1qVadpBnhV7xfNTnR3t7WXk8SwNQQ0keuyACv_cRzcKydOwcPR/s400/les6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Another post on block-print?</em> Well, I am so taken by these beautiful <strong>Indian Kalamkari</strong> inspired designs by <strong>Mary Mulcahy</strong>, the one behind <strong><a href="http://www.lesindiennes.com/index.html">Les Indiennes</a></strong>.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197852329832217746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmkps05l7eDkTtjpAnZr-53O95CJbMwQk16YdenXVOhC8Cpmc0GAe0y1fAYBv9ci9VtcCxB5mfjwSTeAHwEbCirIHZhWK-3cyIRdCOPw3CBHOYj6I3U8VZcBzI2Xvrcfdgvk8L9kSy7ck/s400/les3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197852334127185074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrrChyQ8FcSNnKrPkU3gWvp9yQVKHWbuGectZAMUN_gjbDHM5qvzQXwbMU47C82WUem2_bf4ktXV39rR1Tx4NgJGElyik0baZrFN2i54vXWTuKQc-BWCHcabMrD8BZR-YyiYUBKkWKl5C/s400/les5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />I am sure many of you are aware of the amazing line of products by <strong><a href="http://www.lesindiennes.com/index.html">Les Indiennes</a></strong>, but what I really liked is use of just one or two colours, using <strong>Kalamkari</strong> technique which traditionally uses multiple colours.<br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197854709244099826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionNqRP6cvtenq-Z3yrw0XylTY8JHRLd1zMJrMr275CJWbFpUtWs2_f9x72diQGNgz7u9ezD9p3uYRBw3aWJVQ_Cvt6oMbE37v_WTgEFu8wEoJkbohL8-WJQodk-mkLz7wzxNxR2WkdSbr/s400/les9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7bEy55e7En83Hi-H3UXtcUNq_oWlV5r2ZOhU8WKRklzZ2JVCxWsukerO1eY06lAdqyS_mnMRfZcoHf42PNKZEssYREGG8bVYGFvK78pv0fB_liNgnIk94KxlTZbgbABtvKVhn6ggTqe_/s1600-h/les7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197853553897897170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7bEy55e7En83Hi-H3UXtcUNq_oWlV5r2ZOhU8WKRklzZ2JVCxWsukerO1eY06lAdqyS_mnMRfZcoHf42PNKZEssYREGG8bVYGFvK78pv0fB_liNgnIk94KxlTZbgbABtvKVhn6ggTqe_/s400/les7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><strong> Kalamkari</strong> is an ancient Indian Art which involves dyeing of sun-bleached cotton fabrics with natural dyes and then hand-block printing with carved wooden blocks.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197852334127185058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2JmmZSAZfxNNRDcungMTLV3wZbjy1BKs9DWejb8Wb_idNS4LCo-HohQC3xZc1l93-hf6bu61vTslIgE5-L-Xm0MgN-gK1DlF5PJ3VCWhKOlls5c-HsdvWKi-nD-loR7S9n1e_JaX8AXK/s400/les4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197854700654165218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gacNoQ18ouWA-HlvnNuJlk68Cf-SgkqoZg5WtNnSaduFvioYFAN6HTJYix-6pdj4LJO44gO5H3qXQzIXlO6VMkk41zZSv9y8MoKKap43KWf5oa_Z_m7aC-utBqEOHp2uoZQmiYAXGMEs/s400/les8.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Les Indiennes has products in various materials like fabric, paper & felt.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197851346284706946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0YaUogUUowHZKoT8zf0BwwXb3yD1QgMS9U4b2hLZouQ54_NtvALW3HRWkPVE5NjZrPbfOHsCfzY4nhBpFV4TEb4EwIA7Qmdht9IhSpfbtjX-Jd8GtAmGl03G6_EJAC5N1qfouYxE1AsT/s400/les2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />You can view & buy their <a href="http://www.lesindiennesshop.com/">products online</a> and get inspired by these dreamy images in their <a href="http://www.lesindiennes.com/lesindiennes_flip_book.html">Inspirational Flip Book</a>.</div><div>This is so soothing, so summery, so cool and so inspiring:-)</div><div></div><div><em>(images from Les Indiennes.com)</em></div>

Les Indiennes.

Another post on block-print? Well, I am so taken by these beautiful Indian Kalamkari inspired designs by Mary Mulcahy , the one behind Les...

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