Thursday, 3 November 2016

How to make a rangoli in under an hour

This week has been quite slow. Diwali fever is still on. The gala re-union back at home was so much fun. Holiday time is over but my hang-over is not. Sorry guys, could not assemble a new project this week but I do have some tips for making a rangoli in under an hour.

Finalize a design and enlarge it on a sheet of paper. Cut it out and make perforations along the outline. Place the design on the work surface/floor and make marks along the perforation with a sketch-pen.

Peacock design - diy rangoli

Making rangoli/kolam is an everyday affair in South Indian homes. Women in the south are expert at making rangolis free-hand.

I for one am unable to drop colours free-hand on my rangoli design. It always ends in a mess. For all those with a similar problem, I have a quick solution which also gives neat results. Make cones out of plastic sheets. Fill them with colours. Cut a hole of the required size and drop the colours on the design. Use your finger to stop the flow and lift the cone off.

rangoli cones-diy cones


rangoli design and technique


rangoli design and technique


Be sure to start from the innermost section, even if you drop some colour it can always be covered by the next one. Use a blunt pencil to create lines and other patterns in between the colour filled areas.

rangoli design-peacock-final


Make sure to try out this trick the next time you are making a rangoli.

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