Handwoven clothing? It often connotes images of bulky sweaters and scarves, harking from the Himalayan hilltops or Peruvian lowlands. Not, however, if it’s made by Adi Yair. The Jerusalem-based ...
Simply sign up to the Fashion myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. On 5 August last year, I was finalising the itinerary for my upcoming trip to Kashmir. The same day, the Indian ...
Shawls in the Valley are produced by two techniques—loom woven or Kani shawls, and needle embroidered or Sozni shawls. The price of each piece varies from Rs 30,000 to Rs 2 lakh, says Radhika Kaul ...
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 15: The Sadu House Kuwait in collaboration with Kashmir Loom Company India is organizing the Kashmir Textiles Exhibition at Sadu House, Arabian Gulf Street, Kuwait City from Jan 14 to ...
Samina Zaidi grew up in Kashmir, amid its soothing lakes, looming mountains and scenic vales, and surrounded by its rich textile tradition. Despite the conflict, she’s managed to nurture her deep love ...
SHABQADAR: Once worn to keep warm in the harsh winter, the woolly shawl, has now become an object of suspicion and it is not good for business. Continuous militancy in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and ...
The 16th state of the Union of India, one of the seven sister-states of the North-East, Nagaland, lies on the Naga Hills, which rise from the Brahmaputra valley. Also known as the falcon capital of ...
Teams from the Guinness Book of World Records will be invited for on-the-spot evaluations.Around 30,000 pure hand-woven ...