Bandhini: Part 3: How to judge Shoba NarayanFeb 14, 2020February 24, 2020198 How to judge good bandhini? Watch Abduljabbar Khatri explain how you can judge the quality of a bandhini. Read more
Bandhini: Part 1: History and geography Shoba NarayanFeb 14, 2020February 24, 2020187 “ Many years ago, a holy man went to a khatri's house, and as the story goes, the sadhu was doing his meditation (jap) and Read more
Bandhini: Part 4: Magical fingers Shoba NarayanFeb 14, 2020February 1, 2021893 Many years ago, a holy man went to a khatri's house, and as the story goes, the sadhu was doing his meditation (jap) and knots Read more
Bandhini: Part 2: tiny dots, blooming flowers Shoba NarayanFeb 14, 2020February 24, 2020124 How tiny dots make a bandhini The process of making a bandhini has several steps. Here is an overview of the process and the meaning Read more
Tangaliya: beaded wonder Shoba NarayanFeb 7, 2020February 1, 2021368 The bead-like dots that mark the Tangaliya weave are a painstaking process that involves wool yarn and twists. Read more
Gujarat’s culture of ornamentation Shoba NarayanFeb 5, 2020February 24, 2020170 The culture of ornamentation in Gujarat, which shows in its textiles also. Read more
Gujarat: a land of astonishing diversity Shoba NarayanFeb 5, 2020February 1, 2021171 What is it about Gujarat that makes the state so diverse with respect to textile styles and techniques? Read more
Welcome to the Gujarat Edition Shoba NarayanFeb 5, 2020February 1, 2021190 The weaves of Gujarat take many forms. Ranging from the block prints of ajrakh to the tie-dye bandini work to the double ikat weaves of Read more