HANDCRAFTED, Sustainable Fashion
The handloom industry of West Bengal generates the largest employment opportunities in the districts of Nadia and Murshidabad, both centres for handspun and handwoven cotton fabrics. The region, with a...
In the past, fine 500s to 800s count cotton yarns were spun on a takli (basic spindle). Today, there are only a few in the Murshidabad region, who can spin...
The Murshidabad district was once known for its mulberry silk and matka (spun silk) production. Until a few years ago, there were more than 4000 looms weaving matka fabric around...
Gamchas are a traditional, two-metre, multi-coloured coarse cotton towels with stripes and checks, which are also used by men as a shoulder cloth (scarf) in the eastern part of India....
Shabnam Ramaswamy has revived kantha (running-stitch quilts) and provides sustained work to a large number of women in the surrounding villages near Katna in the Murshidabad district. In the course...
BANDHANI: The Art of Tie-Dye Patterns
SHAHTOOSH shawls
SOOF EMBROIDERY
Muslin: The Legendary Cotton Fabric of Bengal
RAMNAGAR, Karnataka – Mulberry silk production
Odisha TASSAR cocoons
Celebrating HANDLOOM
BARIJORI Haat
North Eastern States
ODISHA IKATS
