Shivalaya Jaipur
Journal
Guides to hand block printing, caring for cotton and styling handmade textiles — from the Shivalaya Jaipur workshop.
2 August 2026
What Is a Kantha Quilt? A Buyer’s Guide to Hand-Stitched Cotton Quilts
A kantha quilt is layers of cotton held together by thousands of small hand-worked running stitches. Here’s how they’re made, how vintage differs from newly stitched, and what to look for before you buy.
1 August 2026
How to Choose a Hand Block Print Bedsheet: Size, Cotton and Print
Size names travel badly between countries and print scale can make or break a room. A practical guide to buying a hand block printed cotton bedsheet.
30 July 2026
Dohar, Quilt or Duvet? Choosing Indian Cotton Bedding by Season
Dohar, razai, quilt, duvet — four words for “the thing on top of the bed”, and they are not interchangeable. Here’s what each one actually is and when to reach for it.
28 July 2026
How to Style Block Print Cushion Covers Without It Looking Busy
Mixing prints is a rule you can actually learn. Vary the scale, anchor the colour, and let one thing be plain — here’s how to make block print cushions look composed rather than chaotic.
26 July 2026
Sanganeri vs Bagru: The Two Block Print Traditions of Jaipur
Two printing towns, half an hour apart, with completely different signatures. How to tell Sanganeri from Bagru — and why the background colour gives it away.
24 July 2026
Caring for Hand Block Print Cotton Bedding, Quilts and Table Linen
Large printed pieces need slightly different handling from clothing. The first wash, drying a wet quilt without stretching it, and how to store cotton between seasons.
21 July 2026
Working With a Block Print Fabric Manufacturer: What Wholesale Buyers Should Expect
Buying direct from the workshop that prints the cloth is different from buying through a reseller. Here is what a Jaipur manufacturer needs from you, and what you should expect back.
20 July 2026
Kantha Quilting: The Craft Behind Our Wholesale Quilts
How a kantha quilt actually comes together in our workshop — the printed cloth, the running stitch, and what it means to order them at wholesale.
19 July 2026
Small-Batch vs Mass Production: Why It Matters for Wholesale Buyers
Mass production optimises for identical. Small workshops optimise for accountable. Here’s why that distinction matters if you’re sourcing wholesale.
18 July 2026
Importing Block Print Textiles from India: A Buyer’s Guide
Sourcing hand block print textiles from India for the first time? Here’s what to actually ask a Jaipur manufacturer before you commit to an order.
17 July 2026
Cut-Make-Trim (CMT) Manufacturing in Jaipur: What Boutiques Need to Know
CMT means you bring the design and the workshop handles cutting, sewing and trims. Here’s what that actually looks like with a Jaipur block print manufacturer.
16 July 2026
What Does MOQ Mean for Custom Block Print Orders?
MOQ trips up a lot of first-time wholesale buyers. Here’s what it means in practice, how it is counted, and what to expect when custom-ordering block print.
15 July 2026
A Day Inside Our Jaipur Block Printing Workshop
Carved blocks, hand-mixed colour and a long printing table — a look at how a Shivalaya order actually gets made, from cloth to finished piece.
14 July 2026
Hand Block Printing in Jaipur Since 1991: The Shivalaya Story
A single printing table in 1991 grew into a full workshop — blocks carved in-house, colour mixed by hand, cutting and sewing under one roof. This is where every Shivalaya order starts.