Drive down Mumbai’s thoroughfares, the ones hemmed in by tin shanties and makeshift homes and chances are you’ll spot an intricately hand stitched quilt hung out to air on a rickety balcony or a road ...

Having met the little-known people behind the many designs that emerge from its cities and villages, Patrick J. Finn weaves a colourful narrative Patrick J. Finn has travelled across India researching ...

Join Geeta Khandelwal for an introduction to the distinguished world of Indian textiles. As the Indian economy grows and access to saris of synthetic fabrics become more cost-effective, the survival ...

A quilt is an evocative study in Chaos Theory, and the Crafts Council of India is currently offering a crash course in the subject. Local history, culture and colour are sewn into each piece - some ...

Gina Adams sews text from the American Indian Treaties onto quilts, articulating the deception and violence used to marginalize Native Americans in the formation of the United States. Gina Adams, ...

Unlike the currently trending buzz about sustainability and recycling, India has had traditions in this direction since the Indus Valley civilisation, where clothes were reused and recycled. One such ...

If you’ve spent the last few summers gardening, signing up for extravagant cookery classes and yoga camps, why not try something different this year? Say, quilting? It’s an activity that can help you ...

Remember those skirts that a quintessential English woman used to be seen wearing in the 60s movies? Be it Maria’s attire in The Sound of Music or Lucille Ball’s iconic polka dot dress in I Love Lucy, ...