Kékfestő: Hungarian indigo dyed fabric

Kékfestő is the traditional Hungarian textile art of blue-dyeing. Using a wax-resist process similar to batik, white cotton or linen fabric is block-printed with molten wax to form the pattern. The fabric is then dyed blue. When the wax is removed, the areas protected by wax reveal the pattern in white on a blue background. This endangered art is still practiced today using centuries old equipment and techniques.
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Hand-dyed blue print fabrics from Hungary
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Hand-dyed blue print fabrics from Hungary
Click to order Kekfesto Hungarian blue print fabric
Hand-dyed blue print fabrics from Hungary
Click to order Kekfesto Hungarian blue print fabric
Hand-dyed blue print fabrics from Hungary
Click to order Kekfesto Hungarian blue print fabric
Hand-dyed blue print fabrics from Hungary
Kékfestő Cotton: kézzel festett kék nyomtatott szövet Magyarországról