Issue 42

Issue 42

Issue 42,Summer 2023

Fibre – The Basis of All Creation

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Editorial, Employment/ Livelihood

Fibre – The Basis of All Creation

Hey, what are you wearing, and what are its implications?

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

Hey, what are you wearing, and what are its implications?: Textile Value Chain (Ab)Use and The Way Forward

TRINJAN - A Women's Cotton Collective

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

TRINJAN - A Women's Cotton Collective

Organic Coloured Cotton – Brazil to Spain – Our History

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

Organic Coloured Cotton – Brazil to Spain – Our History

Mallorqui, Santi

Beeja Arambha – Seed Beginnings

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Beeja Arambha – Seed Beginnings

Matthan, Ahalya

Camel Hair

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Camel Hair: Rough, Tough, but full of character

Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse

Conscious Practices in Wool Textiles at Peoli, Almora, Uttarakhand

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Conscious Practices in Wool Textiles at Peoli, Almora, Uttarakhand

Abhinav Dhoundiyal and Vasanthi Veluri

Crafting Water Hyacinth in Alimur Assam

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Crafting Water Hyacinth in Alimur Assam

Agarwalla, Richika

Types of Zari Used for Brocade Weaving

Advocacy, Crafts, Handlooms, Art, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Types of Zari Used for Brocade Weaving

Dr Gupta, Divya Singhal; Bhagat, Simmi

Banpala of Chuba

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Banpala of Chuba

Shukla, Sanskruti

Chilote Shoes

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Dress, Fashion/Trends, Employment/ Livelihood

Chilote Shoes: Ethical Wool Slippers Handcrafted in Patagonia, Chile

Apparcel, Francisca

Golden Thread of Assam

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

Golden Thread of Assam: Present and Future

Saikia, Manjushree

The Conscious Silk of Northeast India – Wild Eri

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

The Conscious Silk of Northeast India – Wild Eri

Banana Fibre - Empowering Women

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

Banana Fibre - Empowering Women

Indigenous Fibres of Nagaland

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

Indigenous Fibres of Nagaland: Wild Orange Rhea plant (Debregeasia Longifolia) and Himalayan Stinging Nettle (Girardinia diversifolia)

Zinyu, Kevisedenuo Margaret

Linen as a Yarn in Indian Hand-woven Textiles

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Dress, Fashion/Trends, Employment/ Livelihood

Linen as a Yarn in Indian Hand-woven Textiles

Golden Feathers

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Golden Feathers

Agrahari, Radhesh

Upcycled Plastic Weaving

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

Upcycled Plastic Weaving

Kotia, Shinjini

The Story of Cotton

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

The Story of Cotton

The Making of a New Fibre

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

The Making of a New Fibre

Reconstructing Indigenous Cotton Ecosystem

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Reconstructing Indigenous Cotton Ecosystem

Satish, Poludas Nagendra

Hand Spinning of Kala Cotton at Khamir

Advocacy, Art history/ Historiography, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal

Hand Spinning of Kala Cotton at Khamir

Laheru, Ghatit; Bhati, Bimal

Reviving Indigenous Wool Craft of India

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

Reviving Indigenous Wool Craft of India

Iyengar, Sushma; Das, Shouryamoy

Yak Wool- A unique fibre from the Himalayas

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Yak Wool- A unique fibre from the Himalayas

Catherine Allié and Angtak

Moonj Grass - A Narrative

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Moonj Grass - A Narrative

Earthen Tunes - The Vision

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Earthen Tunes - The Vision

Earthen Tunes; Bhandare, Vidyadhar; Kocherlakota, Santosh; Lathkar, Nakul

Desi Oon-Revival of indigenous wool fibre

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Desi Oon-Revival of indigenous wool fibre

Singh, Saumya; Mangalia, Paresh

Our Journey with Desi Oon

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Our Journey with Desi Oon

Rameshwari Kaul and Vinayak Sharma

The Story of Tussar Silk - The Golden Thread of India

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

The Story of Tussar Silk - The Golden Thread of India

My Ramie Project

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Dress, Fashion/Trends

My Ramie Project

Akara – Fibre of the Desert

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

Akara – Fibre of the Desert

Empowering Adivasi Communities through Handmade Banana Paper

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Empowering Adivasi Communities through Handmade Banana Paper: The Inspiring Journey of the Establishment of a Social development enterprise - Koraj Crafts at the Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh

The Golden Palm Jewelry from Columbia

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Dress, Fashion/Trends, Employment/ Livelihood

The Golden Palm Jewelry from Columbia

Aeggis: Weaving Material Synergies

Advocacy, Case Studies, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood

Aeggis: Weaving Material Synergies

Embracing the Past, Weaving the Future

Advocacy, Craftspersons/ Artisanal, Employment/ Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, Business Devt.

Embracing the Past, Weaving the Future: A Journey of Upcycling and Sustainability through Fibres

Goenka, Bhaavya