India
Kutch, Gujarat
A dry, wind-scoured landscape where wool and cotton are turned into dense mirror-work embroidery, one household at a time.
In the villages of Kutch, embroidery is learned before it is taught — girls sit beside mothers and grandmothers long before their stitches are steady.
Garments are worked over months, not days, and a single bodice can carry the record of a season's evenings.
Traditional dress — Kutch
- Community
- Rabari and Ahir communities
- Materials
- Cotton, Wool, Silk thread
- Techniques
- Hand embroidery, Mirror work, Appliqué