Festival of Natural Fibres 2022: The Best One Yet
The Dilemma: Cancel or Postpone As rail strikes loomed across the country just a week before the festival of natural fibres was due to take place, our team pondered whetherto cancel or postpone the gathering we had all so eagerly been preparing and waiting for. After...
FESTIVAL OF NATURAL FIBRES 2022
October 8th and 9th at Craft Central Each year for the past 5 years, The Festival of Natural Fibres has aimed to create a welcoming space for all those enthusiastic, entranced, or simply curious about natural fibres. A community of farmers, researchers, designers,...
The Festival of Natural Fibres 2021
Organised by Khadi London and Freeweaver SAORI Studio, the Festival of Natural Fibres in London focusses on fabric and fashion to combat climate change Code Red for Humanity The weekend of August 21st saw The Forge, an iconic venue in the Isle of Dogs in London,...
Journey with Natural Materials: Slowness of the Process
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...
Gangadhar’s Studio: Witnessing the Art of Carving Blocks
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 a...
Conscious, Collaborative Clothing: Guided by my Lineage
Ashna Patel As member of the Indian diaspora, my experiences are half embedded in a Western society, and half resemble traces of my heritage. My ancestral lineage often informs my lifestyle, rituals, values, spiritual beliefs and my practice as a designer and maker....
KAKADDARA: Tradition and Change in A Tribal Village
Note: Amit and Swapnaja reflect on their first visit to the village of Kakaddara in December 2020. They reflect on their visit, giving us a glimpse of changes taking place in a tribal village and on the challenges it faces. A pleasant drive: Meeting farmers along the...
Dancing with Colours: My Love Affair with Natural Dyes
Search for an Alternative to corporate job Rajashree Soneji shared her journey of exploring natural dyes and her experience about a workshop which she attended in the spring. “I never wanted to do an eight hour job when I completed my...
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