qalamkari, textile printing art in iran

qalamkari, textile printing or block printing, is a technique for printing patterns, applying color to fabric and that color is bonded with the fiber so as to resist washing and friction. in printing, wooden blocks, stencils, engraved plates, rollers, or silkscreens can be used to place colors on the fabric. isfahan is the home to this art since some hundred years back and the work are luxurious handicrafts.