Sashiko embroidery uses small running stitches to make beautiful designs that are simple and timeless in style. The word Sashiko means ‘little stabs.’ The origin of Sashiko has been traced back to ...
Kantha embroidery involves stitching running stitches all over the design. Folk motifs, floral motifs, animal and bird figures and geometrical figures are the most used designs. I love it – it is the ...
Indian hand embroidery called zardozi. Materials used are tambour / aari needle 0.5mm, raw silk fabric, zari thread, cutdana beads. Usually this work is done on traditional , ethnic sarees, kurtas, ...
A significant part of Farhana Mostafa's role as one of Aarong's pioneering producers involved creating skilled communities of women who specialise in handwork on raw fabrics. Those fabrics later on ...
A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.