IKAT / Patola

Man, an eternal traveler has traversed landscapes... on foot, on his rides, on flights in search of better lands, wealth and at times merely for wander lust... trading goods for necessity and pleasure on the way. One such route came to be known as the Silk Road, connecting the Far East to the W..

In early 16th century when Vaishnav cult was flourishing, a group of weavers from Bengal migrated to Orissa with Chaitnya Prabhu. This resulted in blending of Bengal weaving with patterns from Orissa, creating a beautiful combination of textures and drapery styles. Symbolic Temple and Rudraksha patt..

 “The story goes as back as the times in history when my father would walk me to the river side, where lengths of colorful patterns waved up and down, with the gushing flow of Sabarmati. Things changed however, open banks were replaced by concrete blocks, flowing river by inert marshes, p..

SAMBALPURI  is a term used for the IKATs made in western Orissa. The whole of Western Orissa was undivided and called Sambalpur in earlier times and IKAT  being a very well known textile of the region got its name from the region itself. The weavers however call it  BANDHA meaning to ..

SAMBALPURI  is a term used for the IKATs made in western Orissa. The whole of Western Orissa was undivided and called Sambalpur in earlier times and IKAT  being a very well known textile of the region got its name from the region itself. The weavers however call it  BANDHA meaning to ..

SAMBALPURI  is a term used for the IKATs made in western Orissa. The whole of Western Orissa was undivided and called Sambalpur in earlier times and IKAT  being a very well known textile of the region got its name from the region itself. The weavers however call it  BANDHA meaning to ..