India’s Gujarat embroidery – a rich cultural mosaic. Living and Learning Design Centre in Bhuj painstakingly documents and helps teach more than 50 styles of embroidery.

The Shoemaker’s Stitch: Mochi Embroideries of Gujarat in the TAPI Collection by Shilpa Shah and Rosemary Crill can be called an attempt to undo that.Shah is the co-founder of the Textiles & Arts ...

For Pabiben and Kuvarben, both master craftswomen from Varnora village in Kachchh, Gujarat the dwindling art form of Rabari embroidery and appliqué is more than a craft — it is a living history ...

Gujarat embroidery is vibrant and so young people like it. But they want something smart and wearable. Designing and creativity are what distinguish our products,” she said.

Hailing from Kutch, Gujarat, Pabiben Rabari has earned a global name for her Hari Jari embroidery, used to make garments, bags, and other accessories. She employs 300 women and is creating a socio ...

I have come a long way from working under someone as an embroidery artist to employing 300 women to help me with the embroidery work and sell the end-products on my website—pabiben.com, says ...

The company works with artisans skilled in Rabari embroidery, which originated in Rajasthan and Gujarat in the 14th century. (This is the kind of fabric that shimmers with tiny mirrors.) ...