Bhujodi: Part 3: From cotton to weave
Bhujodi weaves are not as wide as a saree. Usually these narrow weaves are stitched together using the classic herring-bone motif....
Process
Bandhini: Part 2: tiny dots, blooming flowers
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...
Ajrakh: Part 1: Multilayered and amazing
Ever since fabric was invented, humans have tried various methods of decorating the plain woven fabric. Embroidery was one technique. Ajrakh and Bandhini were others....
Ajrakh: Part 2: Hidden complex layers
Which is better, Ajrakh or Bandhini? When you visit Gujarat, particularly Kutch, you are faced with an outstanding, even overwhelming variety of handmade crafts. Just...
Patola: Part 1: Making the magnificent Patola
How do you weave the Patan Patola? What are the steps and techniques? Here, we explore the painstaking and lengthy techniques that together create the...
Tangaliya: beaded wonder
The bead-like dots that mark the Tangaliya weave are a painstaking process that involves wool yarn and twists....
The Dance of the Dye
A pictorial essay on natural-dyed khadi Natural dye is a long process, says Paresh Patel of Royal Brocades, Ridrol. It takes two or three days...
Weaver’s Emotions
We weave our emotions with the sarees. All kind of feelings being woven along with the saree. When I am sad, it will be little...
From Dawn to Dream
well, a dreamy saree anyhow “Khadi is very delicate,” says master weaver, Krishnamoorthy. “You have to treat it carefully, like it is an honoured guest.”...
Before the Weave
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...
