The hoary history of this most delicate of weaves
The origin of the jamdani is lost in the mists of history and mystery. Here are some of the oft-repeated factoids. Jam-dani refers to flowers...
muslin
The cloth that looks like the vapour of dawn.
Muslin – what magic does the name hold? What mystery lies behind the filaments of this fabric? Who wove it? Who wore it? If the...
The poem that gave jamdanis the phrase “woven air.”
It is almost a tired cliche. As anyone about jamdanis-- or chanderis for that matter-- and they will trot out the phrase, "woven air." The...
The Clothing of Royalty
It was Delhi-based textile and art expert, Alka Raghuvanshi who put the thought in my head. Chanderi in Mughal Miniatures? “If you look at old...
