Dabu is a mud resist printing process done using wooden blocks. The process of Dabu printing starts with the preperation of mud paste. Calcium hydroxide (chuna) and gum (gond) are the main ingredients. The paste is prepared by passing it through a fine sieve. Acacia or babul seeds are used to make the gum, which works like a binder. A mixture of gond and ground along with mud is used to make a sticky paste. The mud resist is freshly prepared before each printing process.The mud resist is applied on the fabric by using wooden blocks developed by designers at Aavaran.

The dyeing of cloth is an intensive process where a variety of natural dyes like Natural Indigo, Manjistha (Indian Madder), Haldi Syahi, Beggar and Kashishare used. However, the results of natural colors depend on weather conditions, therefore, every time we dye its a unique invention.