Ethnic hand-stitched and hand-dyed fabrics continue to pique interior design interest, whether it’s vintage quilts like those on exhibit at the Indiana State Museum, resist-dyed ikats from Bali, ...

Wed Mar 19, 2025 03:02 PM Last update on: Thu Mar 20, 2025 02:16 PM In a world driven by rapid industrialisation and mass production, the quiet persistence of handcrafted traditions stands as proof of ...

With #vocalforlocal in the buzz these days, it's great to witness the revival of handloom crafts to not only represent Indian craftsmanship on the global platform but also draw support to millions of ...

India has always been a land of jackets, whether it is the sherwani, bandhgala or the Nehru jacket. Now, designer Payal Jaggi gives them a twist with kantha fabric and a new revival story. Jaggi ...

In a Bangladeshi neighborhood, a three-story building called Kanthar Ghor has been covered in kantha, a traditional hand-stitched embroidery. Local women contributed saris embroidered with their ...

BENGALURU : Warmth of a loving one and a familiar smell of nostalgia... Kantha quilts surely bring back a lot of memories from the past. It does not just keep one warm but also shows the craftsmanship ...

The thousand-year-old upcycling handicraft was traditionally a canvas for ordinary women to tell their stories and express their fears and hopes. Now it's hugely popular again, writes Kalpana Sunder.