Einbeck Blueprint

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Half-timbered house
World Heritage Site
Retail
Crafts
Playing blue since 1638!

The workshop and shop of Einbecker Blaudruck are located in a historic half-timbered house am Monks Square.
 
The Foundation the dyeing workshop took place 1638 in the Thirty Years' War by Hans WittramThe son of the company founder tried to 1700 for the first time in the technique of blue printing in order to bring a product to market that could compete with the colorful calico printing from overseas. Since then, blue printing has been used to create Reserve printing process white patterns on a blue or colored background.
 
The first printing blocks, also Door Design called, had to be made from pear wood, this wood provided the required hardness, dense surface and resistance to moisture.

To create the blue print, the white fabric is first mixed with the viscous Printing board and the wooden models by hand. In the printed areas, the fabric takes Dye bath no longer absorbs any color and the white patterns become visible after rinsing baths to remove the cardboard.

From 1638 up to 2005 The workshop was owned by the Wittram family without interruption, which to date more than 800 models have been preserved. Almost all stylistic periods can be found here, from biblical motifs and Baroque printing blocks to Art Deco textile patterns.

The Einbeck blueprint still produces various productse such as runners, bags, scarves, pillowcases or oven gloves in ten different colors an. These products and many more are available in the store. 
 
In 2018, the ancient craft of blue printing was added to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity recorded.
 
More information about the  Einbeck Blueprint!
More information about  Group tours through the production of the Einbeck blue print!


Good to know

Opening hours

Exact opening hours can be found on the Einbecker Blaudruck website.
Days off: Sunday

Price information

Einbecker Blaudruck offers various printed products in 9 different colors from different price segments.

fitness

  • Bad weather offer

  • for any weather

  • for groups

  • for individual guests

  • suitable for seniors

  • Suitable for prams

Other equipment/furnishings

  • Barrier-free access

Possible ways to pay

Cash payment on site

Accessibility

Travel for everyone
The right side of the store is accessible for people with disabilitiesThe left side of the store can only be reached via a shallow step and is therefore only accessible to a limited extent.

Arrival & Parking

On foot:
Einbecker Blaudruck is a 7-meter (approximately 500-minute) walk from Einbeck-Mitte train station. From the station, walk along Dr.-Friedrich-Uhde-Straße to the Möncheplatz parking lot. After crossing Möncheplatz, Einbecker Blaudruck is on the left.

By Car:
Drivers can park directly across from Blaudruck in one of the numerous paid parking spaces (except on Sundays) on Möncheplatz. Two smaller parking bays, also subject to a fee, are located directly in front of the store entrance. Blaudruck itself does not have any designated visitor parking spaces. For a shorter visit, you can park in one of the side streets in designated parking bays for up to two hours using a parking disc.

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Einbeck Blueprint
Möncheplatz 4
37574 Einbeck

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