Kutch

The beauty of the negative printing

Rainbow Textiles is run by Shakeel Ahmed and his family. They live out in the port town of Mundra in Kutch, Gujarat. To get out there I sat on the back of a bike for about an hour and a half. Being a bit out of practice of sitting on a bike for so long,Continue reading “The beauty of the negative printing”

Reviving an Heirloom Cotton

Kala cotton in an organic heirloom cotton from Kutch, Gujarat; a western state of India. The region is very arid, almost desert like for most of the year. Because of that many of the agricultural resources there are drought resistant, from the world renowned water buffalo to the Kala Cotton. Kala cotton is also known asContinue reading “Reviving an Heirloom Cotton”