Thenzawl is a village on the border of India and Myanmar, located in the Indian state of Mizoram, tucked between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Although it is officially in India the people are not Indian in appearance or language as you can see in the videos of the women weaving found on the textiles page. We…
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Indonesia is well known for their Ikat style of textiles. Ikat means to bind or to tie. This piece is made on a backstrap loom that sits on the ground. The warp thread is strung onto the loom and the desired pattern is sketched onto the thread. The thread is then wrapped with string, straw…
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Our range of Kantha on Silk cloth is purchased from a studio in Kalkota. They produce a huge variety of high quality textiles. Many of our scarves are also produced here. The silk is first dyed using a resist technique or hand painted. The studio is large and well aerated. It is then hand stitched…
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Lombok This magnificent range of textiles is handwoven on backstrap looms in Pringgasela, a village in the foothills of Mount Rinjani on the island of Lombok. Pringgasela has been a traditional weaving village for generations. Their cloth has evolved over years with many changes in the style they produce. These textiles are some of the…
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Tulis is the premium style of batik where the entire design is applied by hand using a tool called a canting (pronounced chanting). It is a pen-like instrument made from a small copper reservoir with a spout on a wooden handle. The reservoir holds the hot wax which flows through the spout. Batik Cap (pronounced chap). Hot wax…
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Simeon and I have a long history with Lombok, having first visited the weaving village in 1992. We were in our early 20s exploring Bali and Lombok and we came across a beautiful textile hanging in a small shop. We bought the piece and asked the lady where it was made. She directed us to…
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We are always on the lookout for new handwoven textiles, hunting for fabric that most people have not seen before. After seeing a photo of a textile on a travel blog we started researching the state of Mizoram in North East India. Very little information was available online but we were fascinated by the textiles…
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