Les Indiennes.

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197852338422152386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4fPBYVQ-4SMKRCbPn_l-anJiCX8EqHdbTxyQc-irOH_-ZMW52aRHm7nLrbSnLPM65vfDAagX1J6F24GlnjrDlDZgsSf5hY8V36lrdhN2Urkrf5f0Rv_omVA10x_iCznx3pe6wBPzINBw/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/AVvXsEhM-8Xq1JVFNkDqi9mxfrtEU8wPRicYLubhun9q3pWO-AMS1-mh5oKvKlwtA2Jh17_IB6fEVOEIhcCrqVFjM6ENn81eQrrdT4bhK8Qi5o9YNlJvTEmeKD_xDtYyEogtNtRFFWlac6GkfcJS/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/AVvXsEiYbOIrVeL2VnD9e6rWDKxetBSB2TKf4XdxuxBuA0zndC562qqu-Rxk_0GU_tipm6HJProBLP1LpiTAre8kggwFzgpWG-mgbz5lJV3dRD1E0TLnl3SMxJ-wewcqC49Pu-9egloIIJHGoRQ3/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/AVvXsEhApDATSj4zHPKVl5ys1XRRvvDPmLZDsutHn20UWsd54rXUaGdjOVacwk_h5XT_yN6DimwsPc1PdawgeLuUIr9Xz9TxpXluRcNDYnLGvTBqxLRSDrYa10VamLeJdYRzRzaVleEKeuCnMjN0/s400/les9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXOG5m0WvWA6iB3XW1B7Fjq39D-8YXFRCS_uGUyf83r3LrYCkzMpYQ32fLw7pBDBQPkvNRCKVeVZCyQnC1cjUf8H6EhQIS_rf1JdL7Uii0tBzBrBLUaZ8AYXfyKhwMpHjlSHVCaa__muM/s1600-h/les7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197853553897897170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXOG5m0WvWA6iB3XW1B7Fjq39D-8YXFRCS_uGUyf83r3LrYCkzMpYQ32fLw7pBDBQPkvNRCKVeVZCyQnC1cjUf8H6EhQIS_rf1JdL7Uii0tBzBrBLUaZ8AYXfyKhwMpHjlSHVCaa__muM/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/AVvXsEiWEJZnvri2o4pHyrERWaBwohMX-L3bgLCtezM3-G8TJMtTJUfTbYYyG1EuO2O0HISPK0tvDXp8v00qsVCR6NZgc99cFeU2t-yjZsm3i8sQ3vjxV8JVzPq2KqO39Ov5FJ_x4T7wzY1sN-A9/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/AVvXsEg1gnT-9OoXErFkP5fotPUkitzSnffi1iMSr4UizV3oN68KH4dpxs4r7_2HSaWpfFwFzL4pC0wmq_78JOef2lkQvkRyc3oxmp1vi_YsWp7vKGHerMz2lfhhX39VxrjXD5pXJTkt3eYAMZWF/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/AVvXsEhpC6tbZkrJ1xvxnjCG-0uOWhsiYUKkU3dTjCbMeNeMyan9sn2sAljhE47Hm7o_wh6bI7_dM_LmrPEChFJs1R6DjLOa5MGlJLDM0ClJBNaRlv_kbKrL6yRQqfHt4KArauJlt6oerr9pfwXy/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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