Tag: jackets

  • Jaypore Upcycling Week

    Jaypore Upcycling Week

    What happens to that pretty cotton saree when it thins with wear and washing? Those scraps of fabric that get cut and discarded by the ‘master ji’ during the hand tailoring process or on an automated assembly line? The strips of leather that don’t fit into the design of a chic bag? Most of the…

  • Reborn: Recycled Designs for a Sustainable Lifestyle

    Reborn: Recycled Designs for a Sustainable Lifestyle

    Gudri is a fine layered coverlet which was originally created in Gujarat by putting together patches of fabric, usually old saris that were carefully saved for the purpose. The fabrics are layered and held together by the use of a running stitch, painstakingly done by hand in parallel lines running from end to end. The…

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