Many Yarns of the Cotton Handloom Story

Many Yarns of the Cotton Handloom Story

 

An exhibition by Dastkar Andhra and Pankaj Sekhsaria

 

 

 

Inauguration by Uzramma, Founder Dastkar Andhra & Malkha; and Laila Tyabji, Founder, Dastkar, Delhi on Friday, 24 August 2018 at 18:30

 

 

 

The exhibition brings together a range of objects – pictures of the handloom process printed on hand woven fabric, tools used by the weaver, yarn used in dyeing, and woven fabrics. Designed as an interactive experience, where viewers are encouraged to touch and feel the fabrics and yarn; smell the colours and dyes and listen to the many sounds of weaving. The exhibition hopes to focus attention and awareness about the weaving process and the skill it takes for the weaver to weave a simple everyday handloom product

 

 

 

As part of this exhibition, there will be a seminar on Saturday, 25 August from 09:30 to 17:00 in the Seminar Rooms II and III, Kamaladevi Complex on

 

 

 

Handloom Futures

 

 

 

(Collaboration: Dastkar Andhra)