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The discovery of a dyed cotton fabric date back to the Indus Valley civilization shows that the art of dyeing with the use of mordants was well ..
known to the Indian dyers 5,000 years ago. This form of dyeing was responsible for making India famous all over the world for its dyed and printed fabrics. Printed fabrics have also been found in Fostat, the old Cairo City. Recent excavations of Red Sea ports have also brought out a greater range of printed textile. These date back to 800 A.D. There technique and design point to western Indian origin. Indian dyers had mastered the art of dyeing with speedy colors from ancient times whereas in Europe this was unknown. Indian dyers were considered magicians by travelers, who saw them putting a white cloth into a pale liquid of indigo dye and when the cloth appeared from the dye bath it was still white.
A number of printing technique have been urbanized in different centers. They are direct printing, resist printing, and screen printing.
The batik technique is a development from this form of resist printing. Here the fabric is painted with molten shine and then dye in cold dyes after which the cloth is washed inhot water. This results in the melting of the buff and emergence of the patterns cloth. The effect of the resist technique in printing is soft and subdued and the outlines are not so clearly defined in the case of the painted batik.
