Made to Wear

The history woven into what we wear

Dressed to impress

Crafts eye-catching enough for the catwalk

The Traditional Shoe with a Unique Symmetry

The Patiala Jutti has no distinction between the left and right foot

15 Variations on the Sari

How to wear India's iconic drape

The Must-Have Wardrobe Item

A Kanjivaram silk sari is usually considered to be an essential item in the wardrobe of the urban Indian woman

The Saris with Ties to Lord Buddha

Discover the rich history of Banarasi sarees and textiles

A Trip to the Sari Market

How saris go from weavers to the shopkeepers

Jaipur’s Unrivalled Jewellery Making

A piece of jewellery goes through many stages of designing, selecting, moulding, setting, cleaning, polishing and many other intricate processes

A Jewellery Passion with Royal Roots

Combining modern technology, excellent craftsmanship and elegant design

Handweaving history

In ancient Greece and Babylon the name ‘India’ was shorthand for ‘cotton’

History

From the Mother Goddess to Modern Day

Tracking textiles through time

Nature and Making

How Cloth Continues to Shape India Today

The materials and techniques used for making and decorating textiles

Weaving together the past and the present

The Banarasi Sari: The Song of the Loom

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Meet Maqbool Hasan and Bharat Shah

Varanasi Brocade

Preparing the yarn

Kanjeevaram Weaving

Saris from Tamil Nadu

Khadi in Ponduru

A timeless form of craftsmanship

Weaving a Kullu Shawl

Lamb wool weaving

Indigenous Silks of Assam

Designs that are intrinsic to tribal identity and culture

Dhabla Weaving

Heritage textiles from Bhujodi Gujarat

Khadi Spinning and Weaving

An age-old journey

Rajasthan’s Leheriya Textiles

A unique resist technique

Saris, Odhanis and More

Woven Tales from India

Taming the Wool

From lambs to looms

The Process of Jamdani Weaving

The master stroke of the Bengali weaver

Sualkuchi: Commercial Weaving Enclave of Assam

A weaving village with royal patrons

Telia Rumal

The magical skill of Ikat

The Padmasali Weaving Community

Highly-skilled double ikat fabrics

Weaving a Kotpad Sari

Discover the traditional rhythm

Stitches in time

Embroidery as artform

Sozni Embroidery: When Needle Meets Fabric

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Meet the Beigh family

Sozni Embroidery

How to make a masterpiece

Lambani Embroidery

Creating rhythms with a needle and thread

The Chamba Rumal

Embroidered handkerchiefs

Needlework as Fine Art

The process of Chamba Rumal

Meghwals and Ahirs of Kutch

Embroidery as identity

Parsi Embroidery

A story of multicultural history, dynamic routes and roots

Golden seams

Threads with a difference

Zari Zardozi: Embroidery Goes Golden

A look at the process of embroidering with metallic threads

Glittering Garments

A gallery of contemporary zari zardozi embroidery of India

Hunting for Glimmering Threads in Old Delhi

Meet descendants of the Zari Zardozi craftsmen who worked for the Mughal courts

Fabrics inspired by places

Weaving The Colors of the Ganges

Discover an ancient city of temples and textiles

Where Embroidering Together is a Family Affair

The love for nature at the heart of Kashmiri crafting communities

Turning Temples into Silk

Kanchipuram's ancient temples and their impact on silk weaving

Crafting at the End of the World

A village where everything is as pure as is the wool they weave

How a Stony Landscape Inspires Embroidery

The Lambanis like to stand out...

The art of creating color

Coloring and dyeing techniques

Over 1000 Years of Block Printing

“We Chippas, can block print on anything… give us even a rock and we will show you how we do it.”

Colors of the Earth

Reviving the art of natural dyeing

Sustainable fashion

Crafts with impact

Weaving Freedom in Meghalaya

Using natural plant and vegetable dyes and sustainable practices that align with the natural ecosystem
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