1.65 billion people, 9 recognized religions, 2000 ethnic groups, 122 languages, 12000 years of history – India has had plenty of resources in its people and cultural diversity to have made a lasting impact on the cultural milieu of the world. Textile printing is one area where India has made an identity of its own. … Read more
Learning to weave your own fabric is quite rewarding; imagine making your own fabric – even more so because, making your own hand weaving loom (cardboard) to start hand weaving fabric is ever so simple and easy. If you do this right, you can make small towels, scarves, mug rugs, table mats with the fabric … Read more
The word “Ikat” is somewhat like the word “run” in the English dictionary. “Run” can mean race, hasten, elope, color bleeding, participating in an election, or even a tear in stockings. Similarly, the word “ikat” is used in many different ways and can easily become confusing. People may refer to ikat as a fabric, a … Read more
There is this story in Indian mythology of a beautiful girl living deep in the forest, wearing clothes made of the plainest fabric, day in and day out. Once, she got a surprise gift from her foster father just before her wedding – he wished for beautiful clothes and jewelry for her, and they all … Read more
Are you wondering if the fabric you have is Real silk or Fake silk. There are some questions you can ask to tell real silk from rayon or polyester and to buy good quality pure silk so you are not DUPED! On my trip to buy silk, when a silk seller in a little shop held … Read more
When you go to buy fabric in a shop, the last thing you have in mind is to burn them – but sometimes that is exactly what you have to do. The fabric burn test is one of the many methods of fabric identification that is vouched by all the textile experts out there. For … Read more