समाचार

Thirty-eight days: the arithmetic of an Uppada jamdani
Two weavers, one loom, and a figure built thread by thread against the ground. Where thirty-eight days actually goes. Read more...
Handloom or powerloom: five things to look for
A powerloom saree can pass for handloom in a photograph. In your hands it cannot. Five checks, none of which takes more than a few seconds. Read more...
Two weeks at Bhoodan Pochampally
Ninety minutes east of Hyderabad, a whole town ties and dyes its yarn before it weaves a thread. A fortnight watching the arithmetic of double ikat. Read more...
What the kupadam join actually does
Border and body are two different cloths. In a Gadwal they are locked together on the loom rather than stitched, and that one decision is why the saree outlives the wearer. Read more...
Washing, folding, storing: living with a handloom saree
Handloom cloth wants less than you think. What to do, what to avoid, and the one habit that ruins more sarees than wear ever does. Read more...