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Leheriya designs: diagonal stripe, crossed lattice, rain wave in three styles

Leheriya — Even diagonal stripes running corner to corner, each the width of a finger, the edges feathered where dye crept under the binding, the undyed ground showing as pale bands between, the whole reading as falling rain across the cloth., leheriya resist on fine cotton voile, the cloth rolled into a rope and bound before each dip, feathered stripe edges

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all 9 samples — three readings, three styles ↓

Reading 1Diagonal waves
Reading 2Crossed lattice
Reading 3Five colours

Leheriya is Rajasthan's rain pattern: a length rolled into a rope, bound at intervals and dipped so its stripes run on the diagonal, then rolled and dyed again for a crossing lattice. These nine carry a diagonal stripe, a crossed lattice and a rain wave through rope-dyed colour, twice-dipped lattice and bright monsoon shading. Ask for a different colourway and the same three dye styles carry it.

  • a fabric or wallpaper swatch
  • a textile design reference board
  • a cultural-studies handout
  • a home decor print
  • a phone wallpaper

Frequently asked questions

What size do these print at?
Each design is drawn as a seamless repeat at A3 proportions with an even margin, so it prints clean at A3 or scales to A4 or a phone wallpaper.
Can I ask for a different colour combination?
Yes — the direction field takes any colourway you name, and the same three stripe styles render it.
What's the difference between the three styles?
The diagonal stripe shows leheriya's single rope-dyed direction; the crossed lattice is the same cloth rolled and dyed a second time so the stripes cross; the rain wave opens the pattern to bright, varied monsoon colour.
Is this respectful of real leheriya craft?
The set draws on Rajasthan's rope-and-dip leheriya technique as a style reference for a generated print, not a reproduction of any specific dyer's or workshop's cloth, and not a claim to be hand-dyed textile.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.