Fiber Talk

The saree and blouse - paired to perfection

“Perfect? It’s when you’re both different but in a way…you complete each other.” The Indian saree and the accompanying blouse have been together for a very long time. Made for each other, complemen...

Fast Fashion and its speedy degrading impact upon the environment

When the condition of an insatiable appetite created by fast changing trends results in buying more and more clothes than is necessary to stay up to date, it results in the undesirable situation ca...

Advances in the Jacquard weaving - manual to electronic

When designs were to be made on woven cloth, they had to be incorporated after the weaving was done. This involved tremendous time and effort - more the complexity of design, more the time and effo...

Fabrics - How much do we know about what we wear?

Fabrics are nothing new to us. They always have been and shall remain a part of our lives. But how much do we know about what we wear, buy every now and then and stock sufficiently to justify the n...

Mangalagiri Salwar kameez- it is time you spruced up your life

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For those accustomed to wearing a saree and wanting a change, nothing like a salwar kameez for the easy substitute and which is accepted universally as the altern...

DIY –Want to try fabric printing at home?

If one were to try it, fabric printing is not at all difficult. In fact one does not need elaborate tools like the conventional hand-block to try out on one’s fabrics. There are some novel means of...

How will you know the quality of your fabric?

Fabric is a generic term used for the material made from yarn, a continuous strand of textile fibers or filaments (natural and synthetic), used to make clothes, accessories and home furnishings. It...

Finely Crafted Cotton Weaves From Mangalagiri

Mangalagiri in Andhra Pradesh is close to Guntur and Vijaywada, on the national Highway connecting Kolkata and Chennai. It was the venue for Mr. Chandrababu Naidu’s oath taking ceremony on 8th June...

Paithani - A Legendary Craft from Maharashtra

A traditional fabric of rich finery, the Paithani saree of Aurangabad, Maharastra is a splendid combination of pure silk and fine silver zari. Exquisitely hand-woven with beautiful motifs, this gra...

Microscopic thread embroidery of the Kasuti

Kasuti embroidery, a fine handicraft that involves threadwork in the miniature and minuscule variety, is done on the handloom saree varieties as Ilkal, Kanjeevaram and Mysore Silk though it can als...