Today, about 200+ chippa families can be found in Bagru, almost all of whom are still block printers with each family having multiple family members involved in the different stages of the textile creation process. Many of the Chippas in Bagru are 7th, or 8th, or 9th generation printers. It is more than a family business. It is the heart & soul of the community. 

Hand-carved wooden blocks provide the cornerstone of the block printing process. Block carving is tedious, and it demands an exceptional degree of craftsmanship. Wood carvers practice and teach the block carving craft over generations. Designs cut out on wooden blocks are then transferred into textiles using 2 traditional techniques - direct printing using vegetable dyes derived from pomegranate seeds, turmeric, madder root  etc. (Bagru) and mud-resist dye printing (Dabu).