Tangaliya: beaded wonder Shoba NarayanFeb 7, 2020February 1, 20210 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, 20200 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, 20210 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, 20210 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
Khadi in Kanchi Shoba NarayanSep 9, 2019March 2, 20200 If you think of khadi silk sarees, particularly those woven in Kanchipuram as these ones have, you cannot escape the Kalakshetra connection. Rukmani Devi Arundale Read more
Before the Weave Shoba NarayanSep 9, 2019September 22, 20190 We celebrate weavers here. Of course we do. But for all that, there is the space before the weave. The space where threads roll out Read more
Dyeing Kanchipuram Silk Yarn Shoba NarayanFeb 4, 2019March 5, 20190 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