Fiber Talk

Jamdani – a fine art weave attachment on fabrics – Part I

Jamdani or Jamdhani is a hand-woven technique of Bengal that creates patterns of various colours and designs on cotton or silk sarees. Intending to improve the aesthetic appeal, it takes the form o...

Aari Embroidery – a fine tradition, an exquisite art

For a minute and intricate thread work by hand that has exemplified artistry, encouraged in the times of the Mughals, Aari work has managed to continue since then till date to be one of the finest ...

Madhubani Prints – transfer of inspirational Madhubani paintings onto sarees

One of the current favourites and making hot waves in fashion circles are the soft and silky Madhubani Prints sarees. There is no better canvas than the traditional saree to display thematic brilli...

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...

Intricate and exquisite tapestry of colours – Kutch embroidery

The Kutch region of Gujarat, with its arid land and dry desert is well-known for its exceptional and exquisite thread work or ‘Kutch Embroidery’. A heritage that has survived the travails of time ...

Block Printing - Getting those minute details onto fabrics

Have you ever wondered how those beautiful floral sketches or the finely detailed abstract prints in characteristic colours could be so sharp and distinctly produced on the traditional sarees?

The Sheer Quality Of The Organza Silks

If there is one fabric material which is close to being as lustrous and as enticing as pure silk it is Organza.Organza is a thin, plain-weave, sheer fabric traditionally made from silk.

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...

Rajasthani Kota's - The sensational desert charm

A traditional fabric offering from the land of the desert, Rajasthan, a work of pure silk and cotton known as the the ‘Kota Doria’, or Kota Handloom Saree, is a patient and devoted effort that yiel...