Designer Vino Supraja (third left) with weavers during her visit to Bhavani in Erode district. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement For decades, 69-year-old master weaver Sakthivel has sat at his humble handloom in Periyamolapalayam, near Bhavani, weaving threads of various vibrant hues into the traditional and famous Bhavani jamakkalams. Alongside his sister and brother, he … Read more
Dancer Vanmathi Jagan performs with the traditional, handwoven rug ‘Bhavani jamakkalam’ at the London Fashion Week on September 21, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For decades, 69-year-old master weaver Sakthivel has sat at his humble handloom in Periyamolapalayam, near Bhavani, weaving threads of various vibrant hues into the traditional and famous Bhavani jamakkalams. Alongside … Read more
In The Maheshwar Edit, Anaka experiments with bold stripes, textures and colours | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Anaka Narayanan’s capsule collection, The Maheshwar Edit, has a story to tell. In 2022, Anaka, the founder of Brass Tacks headed to Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh for an apprenticeship with weaver Nisha Verma. “I was keen on learning … Read more
The AITUC Tamil Nadu Handloom Weaving Workers’ Federation opposed the disbursement of wages to weavers through digital mode. In a resolution passed at the State-level meeting held at Kumbakonam on Saturday, the federation claimed that disbursement of wages through banks would cause immense inconvenience to weavers and therefore cash disbursement should be continued. It demanded … Read more
The jamdani process in the looms in Srikakulam is intricate and meticulous | Photo Credit: Sangeetha Devi Dundoo Jyothi and Suma rarely take their eyes off the loom, even to talk; they patiently count the threads and go about the weaving process. They are among the 50 women who work at a 25-loom facility, with … Read more
Women participating in the Handloom Sari Walk on the beach road in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: V RAJU Visakhapatnam is set to host a vibrant celebration with a three-kilometre sari walk along Beach Road, ahead of National Handloom Day (August 7). The second edition of the event organised by The Spirit of Vizag Society aims … Read more
Outfits from Label Erode’s debit collection, jimikkalam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Once a prominent decor artefact, the tightly knit jamakkalam carpets in bright shades of navy blue, red, green, and white now don a new avatar courtesy Mayank Bhutra’s label, Erode. The GI-tagged Bhavani jamakkalam, crafted in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district is on the … Read more
Hyderabad-based textile designer Gaurang Shah’s Whispers of the Loom showcased a wide range of handlooms from different pockets of India, to mark National Handloom Day on August 7. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal How well do we know our handlooms? A habitual wearer of handlooms or anyone with a keen interest in the sector would … Read more
An Uppada weave from Madhurya Creations | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement We have heard of sari revival projects that encourage weavers to get back to looms, individuals to restore or repurpose their heirloom weaves, and even get mainstream brands to collaborate or tie up with weaver clusters. At Bengaluru-based Madhurya Creations, Andhra Pradesh’s famed Uppada … Read more
Gurvinder Kaur Gundev displays fabrics with phulkari | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Craftspeople from across India met on the Crafts Council of Telangana (CCT) premises in Hyderabad for the CCT Sanmaan 2023 on Thursday. The council presented awards to a handful of deserving artisans at state and national levels. A common factor that binds the … Read more