Textile Crafts of of India:-

Textile Craft of India:-

The Indian diaspora of textiles is as vast as an ocean featuring more than 30 fabric crafts spread across 29 states & 7 union territories. With each state nurturing their own textile craft for countless years, these crafts are no less than the breezy, sparkling and majestic rivers merging to form the most diverse and prolific heritage and culture of all times.  

With textiles like Cotton, Jute, and Silk reigning the trade game between India and the rest of the world since ancient times, our history with fabrics and crafts is as bright as the fierce morning sun. Right from the Mughal Era to Swadeshi Movement, British Raj & even after independence, artisans and weavers across the country have been experimenting and adding new flavors to the home-grown textile crafts.

Indigo from Akola and Bagru:-

indigo from akola ref:- sanskriti 

During our initial brainstorming sessions, we were caught up in a dilemma whether to consider Indigo just as a color or a textile craft. Given its strong history and the wearying process of extracting Indigo dye, our team decided that Indigo deserves a lot more than being called just another dye. Right from the British Raj to the 21st Century, this textile craft has never looked back and has received boundless love from across the globe. Our team curate and co-design Indigo fabrics with the Chhipa Community of Bagru and Akola in Rajasthan.

Kesh Fabric From West Bengal:-

kesh fabric ref:-linkedin

A little forgotten craft of West Bengal which has caught on to be a popular fabric for owning sarees, furnishings and more in the Morden world is the ‘Khesh’ fabric. I came across this beautiful blue soft cotton Saree in an exhibition with stripped pattern on the pallu and stripes at a gap throughout the body with some patchwork design. It was a khesh Saree. The ‘Khesh’ fabric is made by weaving fresh yarn with a weft made of strips of old cotton sarees. The birth of this fabric comes from the Birbhum district of West Bengal. 

The old cotton Saree strips are woven into Sarees and their pallus in different gap patterns. The colour of the strips is totally on the weaver’s imagination as to which strips he/she chooses to weave with the fresh coloured yarn. Although ‘Khesh’ sarees are the most popular, this fabric is also used to make dupattas, bed covers, cushion covers, table mats, table cloths, bags and a variety of other items. It’s beautiful how old is combined with new to produce a fabulous crafted textile.

Ref:-https://fabriclore.com