Sanganeri Fabric by the Meter

Because every meter is genuinely hand block printed in Sanganer on quality base cloth — cambric, mulmul, linen or Chanderi silk — with azo-free or natural dyes, and priced honestly with no discount theatre. Cheaper 'block print' yardage online is usually screen printed on thin sheeting; it photographs the same and washes very differently.

Turn the fabric over: hand block printing penetrates the cloth, so the motif shows clearly on the reverse. Look along the length for faint block-join lines and slight motif misregistration every 9–12 inches — the human signature of the craft. Screen prints are perfectly uniform and nearly blank on the back. We sell no screen print at all.

No — that common marketplace complaint traces to unfixed screen-print dye. Our pigments are azo-free and properly cured; the first one or two washes shed only loose surface dye. Wash cold and separately with mild detergent, dry in shade, and avoid bleach or long soaking. Natural-dye fabrics (indigo, madder) mellow gracefully rather than fading out.

Minimum 1 meter, then half-meter increments, always as one continuous cut — no joined pieces. Width is 44 inches (112 cm) across the range. Fabric ships rolled, not folded, anywhere in India; pre-wash before stitching and allow 3–5% shrinkage on cottons.