Over 600 years ago, migrant weavers from Gujarat, arrived in the kingdom of the Nayaks. They bought with them their looms and their rich tie-dye heritage. But once the pattu-nool-karars settled into Madurai they decided to add a local twist to their craft.They chose a climate friendly cotton fabric and inspired by how the women here tied their hair in a bun, they took tiny pinches of the fabric and…
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Kantha: a stitch in time…
I don’t remember when I learnt the term ‘Kantha’ but my love for this cozy, colourful fabric has always been tucked away somewhere in my…