Stories
Our Embroidery Circle: A Running Thread
The end of the short course on Kasuti embroidery led to the emergence of our Embroidery Circle where we decided to meet once a week to embroider together. This piece...
Our Embroidery Circle: A Running Thread
The end of the short course on Kasuti embroidery led to the emergence of our Embroidery Circle where we decided to meet once a week to embroider together. This piece...
Shanti Sadhana Ashram (Sibsagar and Guwahati)
The Shanti Sadhana Ashram (SSA) was started by Hem Dutta, or more affectionately known as Hem Bhai. Guided by Gandhian principles, Hem Bhai started several initiatives, and SSA is...
Shanti Sadhana Ashram (Sibsagar and Guwahati)
The Shanti Sadhana Ashram (SSA) was started by Hem Dutta, or more affectionately known as Hem Bhai. Guided by Gandhian principles, Hem Bhai started several initiatives, and SSA is...
Tapestry: Beyond the Trees
Beyond the trees If you follow the fireflies There is a meadow And that is where you will find me This tapestry began with that feeling. I used indigo-dyed ajrakh...
Tapestry: Beyond the Trees
Beyond the trees If you follow the fireflies There is a meadow And that is where you will find me This tapestry began with that feeling. I used indigo-dyed ajrakh...
A Short Course on Kasuti Embroidery
Last month, Neeldhara Misra, Professor of Computer Science at IIT Gandhinagar, visited and spent some time looking through our embroidered pieces. She picked up a diary with a kasuti motif,...
A Short Course on Kasuti Embroidery
Last month, Neeldhara Misra, Professor of Computer Science at IIT Gandhinagar, visited and spent some time looking through our embroidered pieces. She picked up a diary with a kasuti motif,...
Where the Thread Took Me by Adithi Iyer
The first time I held a needle and did embroidery was in grade 7, in our needlework class at school. I remember being excited about it through the week. Around...
Where the Thread Took Me by Adithi Iyer
The first time I held a needle and did embroidery was in grade 7, in our needlework class at school. I remember being excited about it through the week. Around...
A Small Shop by the Road
Along the side of the road sits a small tailor shop, where two or three women gather each day to sew. Most often, they work on mekhala sadors and blouses,...
A Small Shop by the Road
Along the side of the road sits a small tailor shop, where two or three women gather each day to sew. Most often, they work on mekhala sadors and blouses,...