Hodka - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:40:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Hodka - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Dhadki~Kutch https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-waste-fabric-gadhri-blanket-craft/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-waste-fabric-gadhri-blanket-craft/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:24:42 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6201 In the Kutchi language the word ‘Dhadki’ means ‘pieced together’. These are cover-ups or quilts handcrafted by women in Kutch by stitching together the pieces of old fabrics acquired over time. Continuous stitches and contrasting colors are the characteristic property of Dhadkis. These are an integral part of the Kutchi way of life.

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]]> https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/research-waste-fabric-gadhri-blanket-craft/feed/ 0 Charma Karya~Hodka https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/charma-karyahodka/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/charma-karyahodka/#respond Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:14:52 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6200 Charma karya is a leather craft of Kutch; the craftsmen blend leather work with embroidery and punch work to produce sophisticated leather products. Marwari Meghwal community gets the leather from Maldhari Muslim community of same area, the men concentrate on fabrication of leather products while their women counterparts embellish the objects with embroidery work in […]

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