GujaratPeoplePatola: Part 3: Imagining the whole sareeShoba NarayanFebruary 7, 2020February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 7, 2020February 1, 202102161These two brothers-- Satish Chandra and Paresh Kumar Salvi-- were the only weavers in Patan who did all the processes by themselves: the tying, dyeing,...
GujaratProcessTangaliya: beaded wonderShoba NarayanFebruary 7, 2020February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 7, 2020February 1, 202106726The bead-like dots that mark the Tangaliya weave are a painstaking process that involves wool yarn and twists....
GujaratPlacesGujarat’s culture of ornamentationShoba NarayanFebruary 5, 2020February 24, 2020 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 5, 2020February 24, 202002567The culture of ornamentation in Gujarat, which shows in its textiles also....
GujaratPlacesGujarat: a land of astonishing diversityShoba NarayanFebruary 5, 2020February 1, 2021 by Shoba NarayanFebruary 5, 2020February 1, 202103121What is it about Gujarat that makes the state so diverse with respect to textile styles and techniques?...