May 31, 2021 | Know Your Fabric, Reflections
by Dikshita Bansal I am a designer and researcher who loves to work with a multidisciplinary perspective. I have always been drawn to natural materials and try to incorporate lifestyle traditions and nuskhas (recipes) passed on by my mother. Learning from...
May 15, 2021 | Community, Know Your Fabric
A Visit to Pedana: A Hub for Weaving, Block Making and Block Carving Aditi Jain (originally published on Aditi’s website. Reproduced with permission) Sometime in 2015, I had the opportunity to visit Pedana, which falls under Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It’s...
Mar 21, 2021 | Events, Know Your Fabric
Note: In her blog, Fibres and Spindles, Asha Buch discusses important issues around the production on khadi. Avoiding polyester fibres is a must if khadi is to have meaning in today’s world. She also explores issues around the size of the spinning machines, the...
Aug 12, 2020 | Community, Know Your Fabric
About the Author The author, Aditi Jain, is a crafts and textile designer, facilitator and observer. Aditi has a deep appreciation for everything handmade. She loves documenting stories of people places and objects. Aditi presented a case study on innovation in khadi...
Jul 14, 2020 | Community, Know Your Fabric
The author Jo Salter is the founder of Where Does It Come From?, and, Non Executive Director of Khadi London. She was inspired to write the blog, Fabric and Fine Wine, after attending a khadi conference in Jaipur, India. A fellow speaker confided that they...
Jun 14, 2020 | Community, Know Your Fabric
Charkha: The Wheel of Empowerment The author, Ojas of Gram Sewa Mandal, reflects on the meaning of spinning for the kattins (women spinners) who spin the charkha for a livelihood. The confidence, respect and ultimately the empowerment that come with spinning often...
