Traditional Crafts

Rilli is among the ancient traditions of handicrafts in Sindh, the quilt made with colorful cloth pieces is used for bedding.

We just thought it was interesting for  any of our viewers in to home quilting, soft furnings for ideas and to inspire you. Some great patterns.

This video shows the entire process of vegetable dye textile production at the Adivasi Veg. dye production house in Rajasthan. Vegetable Dye textiles are an extremely labor intensive process and the knowledge of the traditional skills of creating these textiles remains with a handful of artisans in India today. So great to learn and see the traditional techniques of all the different products we take for granted in the West.

A great amateur video taken by a guest in India which really captures life there.Here he took a tour of a fabric block-printing center and learned a lot about the textiles representative of Jaipur and the surrounding area of Rajisthan State, India
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Artisans in Rajasthan India create textiles using the ancient art of hand-blocking. So great to see the whole process from start to finish, they work so quickly but always accurate.

This short video made by Patrick Finn is an architectural story of India about  where water meets stone to create a bridge for the senses visually and in sound. Patrick is very good at catching the moment as though on is ther ein person. We really enjoy his work and he certainly has the eye for detail and culture, and always chooses great music to make it even more of a pleasure.