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Khadi Fabric

Gem of Indian Textile Heritage – Handloom cotto...

After nearly seven decades of India's independence, Handloom cotton has still managed to hold its place in the wardrobe of every Indian household. Handloom cotton, which comes from the word “khaddar,”...

Gem of Indian Textile Heritage – Handloom cotto...

After nearly seven decades of India's independence, Handloom cotton has still managed to hold its place in the wardrobe of every Indian household. Handloom cotton, which comes from the word “khaddar,”...

Ideas for upcycling

Hand Embroidery - Ideas for upcycling any outfit

Upcycling has long history in Indian households, I remember how mom used to buy clothes for me on Diwali, just once a year! And other times it was either me...

Hand Embroidery - Ideas for upcycling any outfit

Upcycling has long history in Indian households, I remember how mom used to buy clothes for me on Diwali, just once a year! And other times it was either me...

Eco Printing

Eco Printing- Prints of Life

The Eco-Printing; title sounds romantic, doesn’t it? The craft is even more so! This technique of eco printing allows you to capture the natural inherent colours and patterns of leaves,...

Eco Printing- Prints of Life

The Eco-Printing; title sounds romantic, doesn’t it? The craft is even more so! This technique of eco printing allows you to capture the natural inherent colours and patterns of leaves,...

Bamboo Fabric

How Green is Bamboo Fabric?

This is a tricky question to answer. Bamboo naturally grows as a stalk unlike cotton which grows as fiber. So when bamboo fibers are made the stalks of bamboo undergo...

How Green is Bamboo Fabric?

This is a tricky question to answer. Bamboo naturally grows as a stalk unlike cotton which grows as fiber. So when bamboo fibers are made the stalks of bamboo undergo...

Block Printing

Block Printing- From Texts to Textiles

Did you know that block printing was devised to print texts? It was first invented in China to reproduce copies of books! And the influence was such that it raised...

Block Printing- From Texts to Textiles

Did you know that block printing was devised to print texts? It was first invented in China to reproduce copies of books! And the influence was such that it raised...

The revival of Kala cotton fabric

The revival of Kala cotton fabric

Kala cotton is the oldest form of cotton since the colonisation time. It was so hit that it became one of the biggest trade exports to Britain in the 1940s....

The revival of Kala cotton fabric

Kala cotton is the oldest form of cotton since the colonisation time. It was so hit that it became one of the biggest trade exports to Britain in the 1940s....