ancient hand-made textile techniques
blockprint, shibori, ikat: craft techniques that require extraordinary skill and patience are one of our biggest passions. we travel across India to find these masterful artisans so we can bring the best quality fabrics to you.
ikat
ikat is a dyeing craft used to create a distinct style of textile patterns. ikat is done by resist dyeing sections of the yarns prior to weaving the fabric. it's a slow, handmade process and it takes approximately 40 to 60 days to produce enough fabric for 30 pieces.
blockprint
block printing is the manual technique of printing textile fabrics using engraved wooden blocks. It's the earliest and slowest of all methods of textile printing. most of our shirts and jacket's linings are made with this technique and we're obsessed with the result.
shibori
shibori is a Japanese manual resist dyeing technique with over 1.300 years. in Shibori dyeing, the patterning comes from the way that the craftsman bind, fold, twist, or clamp the fabric before immersing it into a dye bath.
hand-weaving
many of our pieces are woven on a hand-operated loom. hand looms do not require electricity and are carbon neutral.
hand-dyeing
many of our textiles are naturally hand dyed. natural dyes are biodegradable, non-toxic and non-allergenic, and they have a much lower environmental impact than synthetic dyes. all our pieces are also carefully hand cut by our tailors.
jamdani
jamdani is a time-consuming craft where the artisan weave all the extra weft designs by hand. being one of the most advanced hand weaving techniques in the world, the traditional art of jamdani weaving won a spot on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
