Leather goods from Santiniketan are exquisite and colourful handcrafted products that reflect the cultural and social values of the region. Several types of merchandise are produced, including block printed and batik dyed products, which have smooth and glazed surfaces. Such products are much admired for their craftsmanship, softness, grained effect and aesthetic value. Santiniketan Leather […]
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Leather Jutti / Footwear of Haryana
The juttis of Haryana are sewn out of locally cured leather and then either made-up as plain sturdy footwear or ornamented.I n the two well known centers they specialize in one or the other style of jutti. In Hissar they specialize in the sturdy and hard-wearing unadorned juttis locally called desi jutti. Used mainly by […]
Embroidered Leather Footwear/Chappals of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
The Chamba Chappal is made with sheep, goat leather or calfskin, by traditional families of cobblers. While men make the chappals it is the task of the women to embroider the elaborate felt uppers in base colours of black or maroon, that are then pasted and stitchedon to the leather chappal. The chain stitch embroidery, […]
Camel Leather Craft of Rajasthan
Bikaner, one of the three main destinations in the tourist desert circuit of Rajasthan is known as camel country as the camels here are said to be best in the world for riding purposes. Bikaner also boasts of the largest Camel research and breeding farm in the World which was initiated by the central government. […]
Batik on Textiles and Leather of Bangladesh
This relatively new craft technique has provided the artisans with fresh avenues to explore their creativity. Using wax as a resist new designs and patterns are emerging on both textiles (cotton and silk) and on leather. […]
Embroidery of Pakistan
The embroideries of Pakistan are among the richest in South Asia. Traditional costumes, accessories and animal adornments embroidered by women for their families are still in use. Although the techniques, design elements and uses may be in common, many are peculiar to individual communities and distinguishable by their style, motifs and colour. Embroidery, like clothing, […]
Camel Skin Craft
The camel skin is cleaned with the help of a scraper or “rambi”. The hair is also removed with another “rambi”. The damp skin is cut into smaller pieces and pounded flat with a rounded grinder. Thus cleaned and treated, the small pieces of skin are stretched and pasted mounted on to a mould of […]
Leather Craft of Gujarat
The Marwada Meghwal community brought weaving and leather craft traditions from Rajasthan to Kachchh. These leather craftsmen have worked closely with Maldhari cattle herders who traditionally supplied them with hides. The communities’ relationships have resulted in a fusion of cultural traits and the shared embroidery traditions that decorate Kachchhi leather goods. Leather craft products include […]
Leather Animals of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh is known for its leather animals. An armature in iron wire is prepared in the shape of the required ornament. Then dry grass is wrapped on this structure and tied with thread. The flour of tamarind seeds is mixed with papier mache and applied. Extreme importance is attached to moulding the anatomical details […]
Camel Girth / Split Ply Braiding and Animal Trapping of Rajasthan
These are called the split ply camel girths of Rajasthan. They are worked by hand and the loom is not used; they are simple, decorative and useful. The sturdy girths of the camels are prepared using a unique technique mainly using goat hair; cotton cord is also used sometimes. The black or white hair of […]