Bagru - Just a short drive from Jaipur on the highway to Ajmer, this Rajasthani village has developed a decidedly large influence on the art of Indian block printing.
Bagru print is a form of hand block printing done by natural colours followed by the Chippa's. For over300 plus years, Bagru has been home to the Chhipa — a clan whose name comes either from a Gujarati word meaning "to print" or from combining two Nepal Bhasa words: ‘chhi’ ("to dye") and ‘pa’ ("to leave something to bask in sun").
This printing is done by handcrafted wooden block using vegetable dye colours such as indigo/dabu (a mixture of mud resist dabu and indigo dip dyeing techniques) and harda (which is a yellow base colour). The "recipes" for Bagru style vegetable dye prints have been preserved for many generations by the artisans families. The Bagru cloth has either a cream-colored or a dyed base unlike Sanganer which has a white colour as base cloth.

Bagru print uses bold lines with bold motifs combines geometric prints such as leher (waves), chaupad (checks), and kangura (triangles), and jaali — a gridded trellis pattern which may have been adapted from Islamic architecture along with animal or floral prints.

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Ajrak - is a name given to a unique form of block printed shawls and tiles found in Sindh, Kutch, and Barmer in India. Ajrak craft products are made with natural dyes,includes both vegetable dyes and mineral dyes. Indigo is key dye. Traditionally, Ajrak is the name of a block printed cloth with deep crimson red and indigo blue background, bearing symmetrical patterns with interspersed unprinted sparkling white motifs. The term "Ajrak", may be derived from "Azrak", meaning blue in Arabic, as blue happens to be the one of the principal colours in Ajrak printing. The authentic Ajrak is printed on both sides by a method called resist printing. The printing is done by hand with hand carved wooden blocks. Several different blocks are used to give the characteristic repeated patterning. Making the blocks is a considerable challenge since the pattern has to synchronize perfectly. The Ajrak print is a repetitive pattern creating a web-like design or the central jaal. Apart from this jaal, border designs are also employed in the fabric. These borders are aligned both vertically and horizontally. Ajrak printing is a long process involving many stages of printing and washing the fabric over and over again with various natural dyes making it inherently expensive.

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Sanganer - village is situated around 13 km from Jaipur, Rajasthan. Block-printing using either wooden or metal blocks in Sanganer is said to have flourished under the royal patronage of Maharaj Sawai Jai Singh and by the end of 18th century this industry was fully developed in Sanganer. There is a great variety in the types of designs and patterns used in Sanganeri print, which includes all kinds of flower motifs, the main ones being of sunflower, roses and narcissus, lotus bud, lily etc. Apart from flowers, designs depicting various gods, fruits and folk scenes are also popular.

The curves and patterns majorly depict the cultural flora and fauna of Sanganer. They are known for bright colours, delicate lines which are usually printed against a white background.

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Applique - in Rajasthan is akin to Katab patchwork from Kathiawar, a peninsular expanse near the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat. The base material used is mainly white in colour. Patchwork patterns of diverse sizes, figures, and colours are set in a way that produces enchanting patterns. Appliqué is the process of sewing smaller pieces of fabric onto a larger background fabric. It is a technique of forming a single pattern with different pieces of cloth. The most distinguished Rajasthani Applique work is produced by the Marwari communities. Due to the dense workmanship done by both genders, it is believed that Rajasthani applique work is influenced by the Egyptians. The delicate craft of Applique and cut work practised by the women, as well as the art of obscure stitching, migrated from Pakistan to India along with these refugees.
The craft of Applique and cut work rivets the multifarious procedure of drawing an outline on the textile, beating the motif with accuracy to cut it, and then layering the foundation with another material. The contour of the base: circle, square, triangle or oval, is determined next in the process. Patterns are cut into leaves, geometric shapes, animals, and gods. The colours can be subtle and pale, or contrasting and bright. The Main Centres where the Applique craft is practised is Rajasthan & Gujarat.

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Blue Pottery - is widely recognized as a traditional craft of Jaipur, though it is Turko-Persian in origin. The name 'blue pottery' comes from the eye-catching cobalt blue dye used to colour the pottery. The Persian Art of blue pottery came to Jaipur from Persia and Afghanistan via Mughal Courts
Jaipur blue pottery, made out of ceramic frit material similar to Egyptian faience, is glazed and low-fired. No clay is used: the 'dough' for the pottery is prepared by mixing quartz stone powder, powdered glass, Multani Mitti (Fuller's Earth), borax, gum and water. Like pottery it is fired only once. Blue pottery is beautifully decorated and hand painted with the brush when the pot is ready. Being fired at very low temperature makes them fragile. The range of items is primarily decorative, such as ashtrays, vases, coasters, small bowls and boxes for trinkets.

Blue pottery uses natural raw materials, which makes it environment friendly. The biggest advantage is that blue pottery does not develop any cracks, and blue pottery is also impervious, hygienic, and suitable for daily use Also, it doesn't require any special maintenance and can be easily cleaned with water.

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