UPMSP Hand Block Printing case studies
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Hand block printing is one of the traditional textile trades assessed under the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) vocational and trade certificate framework. This credential is aimed at candidates who want recognised evidence of practical skill in the craft - school and vocational students, workers already employed in printing units around Lucknow, Farrukhabad, Pilkhuwa, Khurja and similar clusters, and self-employed printers or family workshop members who want a formal qualification to show clients, employers or lenders. The UPMSP Hand Block Printing case studies are 5 cases and about 2,387 words.
1Two-Colour Repeat Drift on a Long Table Run
A unit is printing a two-colour repeat on 120 m of 112 cm-wide scoured cotton. The design has a 24 cm straight repeat: outline block first, fill block second.
549 words, about 3 min2Reactive Paste Losing Colour and Body Mid-Run
A 10 kg reactive dye paste is mixed at 7:30 with cold-water-soluble alginate, urea, soda ash and dye, then left in an open tub. The target is 80 m of pre-treated cotton.
456 words, about 2 min3Uneven Absorbency in a Cotton Poplin Lot
A unit receives 300 m of cotton poplin from a new supplier. The fabric is described as scoured and bleached, but no mercerisation record is supplied.
440 words, about 2 min4Solvent Vapour and Block-Cleaning Practice
A block-printing workshop employs six printers on two tables. Blocks are cleaned at the end of each shift in a 20 L open tray of kerosene, and the tray is placed near the printing table because the sink is across the room.
441 words, about 2 min5Quoting a 300-Stole Order Under Time Pressure
A artisan group receives an order for 300 cotton stoles, each 2.0 m long and 50 cm wide, printed with a two-colour repeating motif on 112 cm-wide fabric. The buyer wants delivery in six days and will reject any piece with visible registration error or shade variation.
501 words, about 3 min