Tag: Craft
Why you should engage your kids with DIY kits this summer
Summer Vacation is on us again - it's the time of the year when the most common thing that you’ll hear from your kids is “I am bored!”. Whether yo ...
10 reasons why you should have handcrafted home decor in your home
Indian craftsman paints clay 'diyas' (earthen lamps) ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali in Amritsar Diwali, which marks the victory of good over ...
That which floats in air – Kota Doria
The light, gossamer touch of the Kota doria fabric will remind you of a delicate spiders’ web. It’s a unique and an almost transparent weave which is ...
The Exquisite craft of Patola Weaving
Patola is one of the famous textiles from Gujarat characterized by weaving of separately dyed warp and weft yarns to create surface motifs. It is one ...
Jawaja Leather: The beauty of hand stiched Leather
Jawaja leather is a flourishing craft, with its unique identity and style, and is becoming known across the world.
The beauty of Jawaja leather wor ...
Lac Art of Rajasthan
Lac is a resinous substance secreted by an insect called Kerria Lacca. The insect hosts itself on the branches of certain trees such as k ...
Diverse fabrics of India
There is something earthy and real about hand woven fabrics. You almost sense a story behind each yard.
India has been and still is a treasure trove ...
Craft and Culture
In many ways, a civilizations intangible cultural heritage is linked to its traditional forms of craftsmanship. They tell stories of lives lived, of p ...
The Art of Ajrakh and a Maker
Akin to high art on fabric, Ajrak is sheer beauty of form . The Ajrakh dyer uses the deepest blue of indigo and the molten red of madder eulogising th ...
Kathputli: A String Puppet Theater from Rajasthan
Introduction
Kathputli means a puppet which is made entirely from wood. It comes from the words Kath meaning wood and Putli meaning a doll. The othe ...