Traditional Textiles

Excursion

Cohesion of multitudes

Tradtional textiles in India were a result of an integrated approach to life with surroundings. Understand why they continue retaining sensitivity to multiple contexts.

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Why were textiles region specific?

Take a journey through times with textiles that are a reflection of unique heritage that retain the essence of their traditions and aesthetics.

1600 INR
Individual Cost
1.5 hours
Duration
Bagru
Locations
a placeholder poster for the Bagru ta Tour Excursion featuring a cow walking over indigo-dyed fabric laid out to dry

In the pre-industrial era, India’s prolific textile industry was virtually clothing the world.

The exceptional proficiency of Indian craftsmen was representative of a unique heritage of creative talent that was specific to their world view. Rooted to their surrounding raw materials and commune of patrons and audiences, their peculiar characteristic of hereditary practices over ages evolved and later enabled them to adapt to the changes in demand of new markets far away from home.

A women walking back home after collecting the water for the day in her gharvi (stencil) A man hiding from the scotching heat of the sun inside a small domicile structure
A traditional textiles store in the village

Even today, while walking through the by-lanes of sleepy towns of Rajasthan, every once in a while, we experience that touches the extra-ordinary. Pieces of living history seems to be hidden in the selves of local textile shops and in the house of craftspeople, who seek to make you feel welcome, to enter into conversation.

Imbibed with regional specific aesthetics, lots of beliefs and stories we have collected select traditional textiles of block printing and natural dyeing techniques.

Allow us to open them to you.

Wabisabi Project

A normal day in the lives of two rural women A couple of rural women from the village sitting altogether to perform the activity of hand sewing

Photos from Us

 The workshop mentor amidst a discussion with the attendee helping her choose a print amongst the ones lying on the floor Laying the long piece of block printed fabric on the floor

Quotes from You

The look at the textiles from different communities that show different research techniques usage and processes solidified and deepened our understanding of what goes on to create such works and how things have changed over time.

Breathe Easy

The countryside location of our studio has been designed with natural ventilation in mind, with large windows and doors that allow the breeze to flow through.

The design prioritizes open spaces for people can move around and socialize freely without feeling confined. The pockets of privacy and community provide a sense of security and belonging. The studio embraces industrial style and leaves essential elements and services exposed, albeit neatly arranged, providing easy access for maintenance.
Over the years, working with Nature has helped us realise 'less is more and usually more effective'. We intend to continue working hard to make simple systems more sophisticated.