In Jaipur, India blockprint is ubiquitous in every street-side market. However, the hand block production itself isn't obviously front and center. It's there if you know where to look, however. In Sanganer, outside Jaipur, long tables, trays of dye, and tacks of carved wooden blocks worn smooth from use are not far away at all, if you know where to look. It’s easy to think of block printing as decoration, just another pattern on cloth, but that’s really the end of the story

An unfolding conversation over mehndi about the lives of Rajasthani widows and the textiles that support them.

Textiles aren't just decorative, they're life.