Indian textiles

“Nice. Textile map of India. And innovative campaign by @smritiirani to popularise handloom #IWearHandloom”

Celebrating The National Handloom Day! At Bawree Fashion Housewepays Tribute to all the weavers and craft communities to preserve the country's craft heritage. The origins of Indian textiles date back some 6,000 years. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, every region/state​ ​has its own​ ​unique​ ​handloom techniques. Yes, we’re talking about hand skills that​ ​we are specialized into, beautifully handcrafted the best-in-class custom Indian fabric designs that suit your outfit. #Kurtis #Dresses…

A firsthand look into the history of Patan Patola, one of the most complex art forms in India... and the world. Two fluorescent bulbs cast harsh shadows on the peeling walls of the cramped workshop in Patan, a town in India’s Gujarat state. Eight workers sit inside, silently focused on the tasks at hand: carefully wrapping and unwrapping thousands of dyed silk threads. A middle-aged man, Mr. Soni, stands at the center of it all, a master watching over his craftsmen. And watch he must: if one…

I haven’t had much time to post lately, due to pressures of the day job. So I thought I’d better try to get down some more memories of India, while they’re still (reasonably) fres…

Sari shops upon sari shops stacked wall to wall like this...how does anyone ever decide?

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A toran is a decorative door hanging in Hinduism. The word toran (or torana) originally referred to sacred gateways in Indian architecture. Both the sandstone gateways and these fabric ones serve a si

India and Pakistan have over 2,000 miles of shared border, and these maps serve as crash course in the areas' stylistic fashions.

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