Craftsmen Working In Textile Studio

Inside a timber-walled studio hung with patterned scarves and folded bolts of cloth, artisans press wooden blocks into bright red and green fabric, leaving floral prints behind. A man works a carved wooden stamp against a patterned tray while others paint fine flower and bird motifs onto pale cloth with small brushes. Clay pots of dye steam gently on shelves and on the floor, their blue, red, and gold liquids ready for the next batch of fabric. Vases of fresh flowers sit along the floor between low stools, and a small bird perches on a hanging scarf near an open window looking out over a flowering meadow. Shelves along both walls hold neatly folded stacks of finished textiles in every pattern imaginable. Each printed panel carries its own design, ready to be told apart from its neighbors.