Tag: khadi

Qissaa Y

April 5th, 2019 • admin

Textile narratives! Legends of the Indian artisan. Regional traditions, culture and history! Qissaa is the yarn, anecdote, the story. The story of the artisan. The weave, the warp, the weft tells a tale. It is a living testimony to the skill and deft manipulations of the weaver. It talks of the transformation of the humble […]

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Revolution to Liberation

August 5th, 2021 • admin

Fashion is sexy, addictive exclusive and fast moving. Sustainability is slowness, care, it is  flourishing responsible. The fashion industry until very recently has not been very sustainable. We are drowning in textiles. Sales have increased dramatically in the last 20 years. Do you know that you have 4 times the no of clothes than your […]

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Sustainable Fashion Insights

August 5th, 2020 • admin

Fashion is sexy, addictive exclusive and fast moving. Sustainability is slowness, care, it is  flourishing responsible. The fashion industry until very recently has not been very sustainable. We are drowning in textiles. Sales have increased dramatically in the last 20 years. Do you know that you have 4 times the no of clothes than your […]

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The Art of Spinning – At it – Aarushi Taparia

August 6th, 2021 • admin

The Box Charkha used by Gandhi in prison makes it convenient to spin wherever you are. Spin yarn, up and down, round and about, intuitive movements to stop the yarn from breaking. Therapeutic! Coordinated movements. Start em young

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The Art of spinning on a Charkha – Sharon tries her hand at it

August 6th, 2021 • admin

The Box Charkha used by Gandhi in prison makes it convenient to spin wherever you are. Spin yarn, up and down, round and about, intuitive movements to stop the yarn from breaking. Therapeutic!

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The Art of Spinning on Charkha

August 6th, 2021 • admin

The Box Charkha used by Gandhi in prison makes it convenient to spin wherever you are. Spin yarn, up and down, round and about, intuitive movements to stop the yarn from breaking. Ruby Rakshit of MGGS demonsttrates this fascinating skill to empower women and bring empowerment! Change!

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The Invites

August 5th, 2016 • admin

The Dhakai Jamdanis we wore were always fragile. They tore easily after a couple of wears and no one knew why. After my Qissaa journey began I met savants and I learnt that the sarees made are a mix of silk and cotton, the sturdier cotton cut the silk yarn.  However the ones from Bangladesh […]

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The Khadi Spirit

August 5th, 2021 • admin

The Khadi Spirit – A way of life Khadi the handmade handspun textile owes its revival to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. He was the one who saw its potential as a tool to being self-reliant, independent and bringing villages back to life. In his words: ‘The spinning wheel represents to me the hope of […]

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The Qissaa Story – Jhelum

August 6th, 2016 • admin

Jhelum and her soft narration

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The Right Way

August 5th, 2021 • admin

I grew up an idealist and critical of the Mahatma. His attitude towards Kasturba and son piqued me. His Experiments with truth with Manu and Abha riled me. I read somewhere that it cost a fortune to keep him living in poverty, I felt he favoured Nehru and negotiated an unfair deal for our Independence. […]

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