I mainly use DMC embroidery floss. For DMC No. 5 and No. 8 and for linen thread, I embroider with a single strand.

A example of Mochi embroidery from the book, 'The Shoemaker's Stitch'. In the early 1990s, I began travelling regularly to Banaskantha in Gujarat, developing garments and soft furnishings for the Self ...

Book Review: The Shoemakers Stitch The Interwoven Tale Of Mochi Community's Craftsmanship And Gujarati Royal This book dives deeply into the chain-stitch embroideries of Gujarat's Mo The Mochi ...

In this edition of Know Your Handloom, we explore Kutch embroidery and learn about its diversity. Kurtas, shawls and bags with Kutch embroidery being sold at Dastkar's Nature Bazaar What is Kutch ...

In “At Home” (2010), Bill Bryson revealed the nifty origins and surprising histories of things we have about us in our houses, from fish knives and mousetraps to brass beds and brassieres. He didn’t ...