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An initiative to share the treasures of Indian textiles to the globe 🌏

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"View of the consumer has to change. They think it's cheap. It takes time to create art" Sarfraz. He was talking about how people want cheap goods and materials and the difficulty of competing with… https://t.co/pzaGq4AXID

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Shibori is a Japanese manual resist dyeing technique, which produces a number of different patterns on fabric.

Some discussion exists as to the origin of shibori as a technique within Japan, and… https://t.co/2lGFbKWRDk

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It is believed that the technique of Wooden Block Printing was being used and developed locally on the Indian eastern and western coasts by the early 12th century. However, there are proof… https://t.co/IEhgFSJGjW

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Hand painted kalamkari of Lord Rama's Pattabhishekam depicts the crowning of Lord Rama after his 14 year exile in the forest. It is beautifully hand crafted in the pen Kalamkari technique of… https://t.co/crrEViiSyA

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our identity for #handmakeinindia using actual #objects : #hand #crafts #designcraft made of various #materials (#wood #textiles #metal #ceramic #stone #bamboo #cane #fibre) and using different #processes (#weaving… https://t.co/VwqrKFIW5I

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Weaver family comes together to learn desi tasar weaving.
Shahnaz has learnt to spin bobbins with desi tasar to help her husband weave silk textiles.
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Tassar waste spinning
Bhagalpur in Bihar is… https://t.co/j6QRjBsgA1

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#MyStory : The women master weaver at work. " I am Weaving my rope for path that will pull me through bad time I am not much educated but I mastered my work I believe in my work and yes I always… https://t.co/1tLXkDPF4C

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Bandhani, tie-dye-stretch-surprise! A hand crafted technique that stretches the limits of your imagination! What fun!
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Bandhani बांधानी is a type of tie-dye textile decorated by plucking the… https://t.co/Qisb6M4Ot8

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MAKING OF WOODEN HANDBLOCK
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The blocks are made in India and hand carved. The wood used is called Sheesham but more commonly known as North Indian Rosewood. Sheesham wood is a slow growing but… https://t.co/QiWSX4XIQh

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Indigo dabu in process.
The dabu printed cloth is immersed in the deep vat of indigo dye. This vat is made from indigo, water and lime powder. These days the local dyers use a synthetic indigo, a… https://t.co/1bs9qZJAmC

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Today on April 5, we should come together to challenge the darkness of Coronavirus. we, the 130 crore Indians should come together to display our united strength and spread the power of light. We should take the… https://t.co/veQ8SWYz7E

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A print starts with the design, drawn on paper and carved into the Sheesham wood block. Designs are meticulously carved by hand into the blocks which are approximately 18-25 cm across. The… https://t.co/WtlNaWQcUd

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Tangaliya weaving, also known as Daana weaving is practiced in Surendranagar district of Gujarat. This intricate process of twisting extra weft while weaving creates beautiful geometrical patterns… https://t.co/FK5QXFnFpx

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Khadi is also known as khaddar. Khaddar khadi is usually referred to a rough textured fabric.
In India, Khadi refers to handwoven and hand spun cloth. Weavers prefer the yarn produced by Mills… https://t.co/bXITTdKamb

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Starting in 1931, the traditional spinning wheel became the primary symbol on the flag of the Provisional Government of Free India.
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Mahatma Gandhi spinning yarn on a charkha.
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Reeling of ahimsa sir. "Ahimsa Silk" means non-violent silk breeding and harvesting. It allows the completion of the metamorphosis of the silkworm to the butterfly, so that ,no animal has to suffer… https://t.co/JfakMoCffy

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MAKING OF WOODEN HANDBLOCK
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The blocks are made in India and hand carved. The wood used is called Sheesham but more commonly known as North Indian Rosewood. Sheesham wood is a slow growing but… https://t.co/Gqr0j0zbrw

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The process of drawing silk fibre from the cocoon is called ‘reeling’. The cocoons are cooked in hot water and the silk fibre is unwound from the cocoons. The silk consists of two proteins, the… https://t.co/OmfRUKT6k7

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@textilesofindia Needlework embroidery (locally called “Sozni”): Done using a needle, “sozni” is worked on Pashmina shawls, woolen shawls, jackets, salwar kameez and sarees. Work done on pashminas is comparatively… https://t.co/BtqvQsuxfi

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The current descendants of Rupini tribe of Tripura showed how their ancestors originally weaved the fabric and how cotton was spun.
Hand-spinning is still an important skill in many traditional… https://t.co/9LuxVjpN87