Marigold Teal and Off-White Block-Printed Bedsheet

In Sanganer, outside Jaipur, Rajasthan, a carved wooden block is loaded with color and pressed into cotton, not stamped mechanically but pressed, with the weight of the artisan's body behind it. This teal and off-white bedsheet is printed this way, the marigold motif repeating across the surface in a rhythm that is almost meditative to follow with the eye.

Teal is a color that belongs equally to the sea and to the peacock's neck feathers, to things that shimmer when the light shifts. This bedsheet, hand block-printed in Sanganer, outside Jaipur, Rajasthan, sets that teal against Off White, the marigold motif moving through the field in a pattern drawn from the most beloved flower in Indian celebration. The textured border is a separate block design, a frame within the sheet that draws the eye to the edge.

The pure cotton weave breathes through the night. This sheet works as a bedsheet, a bed cover, a summer layer, versatile in the way that well-made things always are. The marigold is not decorative ornamentation here. It is the subject.

Hand Block-Printed · Pure Cotton · Sanganer, Rajasthan · Marigold Motif

Care Instructions

• Machine wash cold, gentle cycle.
• Wash separately for first two washes.
• Do not bleach. Tumble dry low or line dry in shade.
• Iron on medium while slightly damp.
• Store folded in a cool, dry place.