Converting an old saree to frocks
Deepavali, the festival of lights started. All are in festive mood. Deepavali is not only festival of lights, I consider this as festival of shopping 🙂 and festival of...
Category: Saree design
Some variations in Kerala Kasavu sarees
I need not write anything about Kerala Kasavu sarees. Most of the saree loving women , own at least one Kerala Kasavu saree in their collection. This is also...
Saree Design -With Kalamkari border again
I never get contended with collecting and designing with traditional paintings of India. Kalmakari is one such art. I have kalmkari patches, kalamkari borders, kalamkari duppata, kalamkari saree ,...
Mini craft iron- A review
I had learnt sewing, from my mother. She used to stitch clothes for us. I learnt sewing watching my mother sewing. After my studies I learnt it from a...
Shrirampura cotton market-Heaven for cotton and textile lovers
We, craft lovers and designers, keep on searching for materials for craft and designing . In this age of competition always the quality and reasonable price are the factors...
Quick way to design a saree with a lace
Saree can be designed with many techniques like hand embroidery, machine embroidery, painting, printing. I have tried these techniques to design saree for my customers. The easiest way I...
Kalamakari border- on Chanderi silk
Often this happens with me. Once I pick up one craft or art, I will make 3-4 projects in that particular craft/ art continuously. Like if I pick up...
Saree design- with Kalamkari border
I never get satisfied with designing saree or dresses with Kalamkari designs. From my collection of patches I had designed a saree with Kalamkari patches. Nowadays there are many...
Chikankari Sarees- from Lucknow
Lucknow – state capital of UttarPradesh,which is famous for its Moghal tradition, known as city of Nawabs, also famous for its chikankari embroidery. There may be very few who...
Saree designed with an old silk border
Last year I could design very few sarees. All the materials I have bought to design sarees are quitely sitting in the cupboard waiting for their turn,to get designed...