The weaver’s mother and Spinner’s Son
It was actually an old bicycle wheel, but I was thrilled that it looked like a charka. She was winding a bobbin for weaving as...
Chanderi Process
Where Do Chanderi Motifs Come From?
With more and more women working, plain sarees suitable for office have become popular and certainly such sarees which rely on colour have their charm. ...
Steps before weaving: stretching yarn into warp
It could have been a street in Marrakech. A slim old lady in a purple hijab surrounded by blue-tinted mud homes. Cobblestone streets reminiscent of Chefchaouen,...
Making a Chanderi Butti
If there is one thing that defines a Chanderi saree, it is the “butti” or button like circles that flow through the weave. They aren’t...
Clinking Bangles and Clapping Looms
The door was open. A baby sat on the threshold. Inside was the click clack of a loom. I peered in. A pretty young woman...
