Around Kutch
A few more pictures from daily life in Kutch, including a trip to a weaver's village, bells made from recycled car parts, traditional mirror-work on the walls of a hut, block printing, and some Kutch architecture:
We're Back
Goodbye India, Hello USA! We're back after three months on the road and it was so sad to say goodbye to the friends we made (and the textiles), but it feels good to eat salad and have more clothes to...
Documentation
This was how we have spent our time for the last month: photographing, measuring and documenting 400 textile pieces on a borrowed hotel bed sheet. Below are examples of block printing, Banjara embroidery, Phulkari embroidery, plus the daily visit from...
Applique Practice
After all the amazing applique we've seen over the last month, I decided that the only way to appreciate it was to try it myself.Applique we saw in Kutch was used on all sorts of textiles, from hangings to camel...
Kittens Love Textiles
Apparently mice are a big problem for textile collectors, so they like to keep cats around. This is good news for me. And, the collection we spent the last three weeks with:
