Indian crafts

From the South Indian town of Srikalahasti to the Scottish city of Glasgow, meet the artists keeping this craft of handpainted fabrics alive

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On the banks of the Ganges River, ancient looms and their artisans are working again, thanks to outside help.

This hand fan is remarkable for its fineness and degree of preservation. Fluorescent beetle wings have been applied as decorative devices to both sides of the fan. We are not aware of similar Indian fans decorated with beetle wings having been published. The fan comprises a turned, wooden polychrome handle with an attached fan face … Read more

Meeting Women Artisans in Hodka Village, Gujarat, India.

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As a major exhibition opens in Washington DC celebrating Indian textiles, we explore the world of Karun Thakar, the collector whose pieces form the backbone of the exhibition, and who has also recently collaborated on a beautiful new collection with Soane Britain

Thinking seriously of future plans involving... the Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing in Jaipur. Anokhi, a pioneer of hand block printing for the export market, is known for its success in preserving and revitalizing traditional Indian textile skills, and for its involvement with educational and social projects in Rajasthan, India. Each pattern starts with carving one to thirty print blocks out of teak and then applying the pattern with vegetable dye on the highest quality material, usually a…

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