Bandhini: Part 3: How to judge Shoba NarayanFeb 14, 2020February 24, 2020219 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, 2020207 “ 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, 20211,005 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, 2020135 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
Dyeing Kanchipuram Silk Yarn Shoba NarayanFeb 4, 2019March 5, 20191 Dyeing yarn is done by another group. Srinivasan, a young “distributor” of silk sarees says that in the old days, the weaver did everything, from Read more