Touring Talkies

Muslin a legendary fabric has legions of tales in its telling. Originally called ‘mul-mul’, it was named by Marco Polo after the large cotton trade through the town of Mosul in Iraq. Rare, delicate and fine, often described as ‘woven air’ & “skin of the moon” muslin was the most sought after textile and at its height had reached all corners of the globe....

Ikat is derived from Indonesian mengikat, meaning “to tie” – a reference to the distinctive technique used to create them.; a complex, skill-intensive process of marking, tying and dyeing the design into the yarn. This centuries old weaving process so tedious and painstaking that Ikat has been termed as ‘Poetry of the Loom’ yields a beautiful product with an intentional bleed that has a...

Episode 15: “Ilkal & Khun a match made in sartorial heaven“Did you know that the Guledgudd Khun weave was made as a blouse to match Ilkal saris?अबnoरmal proudly presents “Touring Talkies”Season 1 “Kanyakumari se Kashmir tak - Ek Sari-torial Safar”.This weekend our Sari-torial Safar takes us on on a journey to Bagalkot district in North Karnataka; home to the beautiful Ilkal & Khun weaves.Our...