"Hungarian Blue - Dye Quilts" textile exhibition by Anna Dolanyi at Hungarian Centre - 3rd to 22nd December 2009
Time : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm ( Monday to Friday )
Entry : Free
Event Details : 'Hungarian Blue - Dye Quilts' textile exhibition by Anna Dolanyi.
Hungary may not be well known in the textile industry world-wide; however it has a unique material, namely the blue-dyed textile. Originally it was dyed in small family workshops. Nowadays, there are only 7 traditional workshops like that, each having its own collection of patterns.
The technology of blue-dyeing comes from the thousand-year-old batik work. First a protective layer is printed on white cotton with a printing block. The blue dye can't colour this protective layer, so the pattern remains undyed there. From the blue dyes that can be found in nature, indigo appeared in the largest quantities. This is why its use spread all over the world. When the white cotton is ready it is figured by various hand printing blocks (material comes on the row, which is called "pap".).
Dyeing by Indigo, the figured material is hung on special set, and is dipped into a three meter deep well full of carbon for 15-30 minutes. On removal it is left to oxidise in the air turning the material blue. This process is repeated for 5-10 times, until the desired shade of blue is obtained.
Guilds were established in the 18th century all around Hungary with the leadership of mostly regions where the German language was spoken. As blue print guilds belonged to the most well off tax payers, in each town intended to establish this new industry in its territory. More than a hundred workshops operated at the turn of the century with a printing technology and patterns that were top secret within the particular guild. This beautiful profession and the workshops were gradually wasted by the international economic crisis, mass production from Austria and the World Wars. Most of the workshops were closed during the Soviet occupation and the patterns were lost.
This beautiful old-new handicraft is under revival nowadays. Seven workshops operate today and they use traditional patterns but also experiment with modern ones. The only blueprint museum in Central Eastern Europe can be found in Papa, Hungary. An old and famous workshop was rebuilt for this purpose and hundreds of patterns are exhibited besides a number of tools and machines. The Hungarian Patchwork Guild is a non-profit social association. The Guild is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Compositions made of blue-dyed textiles are the attraction of the exhibition.
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Place : Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre 1-A, Janpath, New Delhi- 110 001
Event Details : 'Hungarian Blue - Dye Quilts' textile exhibition by Anna Dolanyi.
Hungary may not be well known in the textile industry world-wide; however it has a unique material, namely the blue-dyed textile. Originally it was dyed in small family workshops. Nowadays, there are only 7 traditional workshops like that, each having its own collection of patterns.
The technology of blue-dyeing comes from the thousand-year-old batik work. First a protective layer is printed on white cotton with a printing block. The blue dye can't colour this protective layer, so the pattern remains undyed there. From the blue dyes that can be found in nature, indigo appeared in the largest quantities. This is why its use spread all over the world. When the white cotton is ready it is figured by various hand printing blocks (material comes on the row, which is called "pap".).
Dyeing by Indigo, the figured material is hung on special set, and is dipped into a three meter deep well full of carbon for 15-30 minutes. On removal it is left to oxidise in the air turning the material blue. This process is repeated for 5-10 times, until the desired shade of blue is obtained.
Guilds were established in the 18th century all around Hungary with the leadership of mostly regions where the German language was spoken. As blue print guilds belonged to the most well off tax payers, in each town intended to establish this new industry in its territory. More than a hundred workshops operated at the turn of the century with a printing technology and patterns that were top secret within the particular guild. This beautiful profession and the workshops were gradually wasted by the international economic crisis, mass production from Austria and the World Wars. Most of the workshops were closed during the Soviet occupation and the patterns were lost.
This beautiful old-new handicraft is under revival nowadays. Seven workshops operate today and they use traditional patterns but also experiment with modern ones. The only blueprint museum in Central Eastern Europe can be found in Papa, Hungary. An old and famous workshop was rebuilt for this purpose and hundreds of patterns are exhibited besides a number of tools and machines. The Hungarian Patchwork Guild is a non-profit social association. The Guild is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Compositions made of blue-dyed textiles are the attraction of the exhibition.
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"Hungarian Blue - Dye Quilts" textile exhibition by Anna Dolanyi at Hungarian Centre - 3rd to 22nd December 2009
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