DYED : BANDHANI

TIMELESS ARTISTRY OF BANDHANI TEXTILES

Bandhani dates back to the 12th century and was introduced to Kutch by the Khati community migrating from Singh.

In Gujarat, bandhani is an expression used for textiles produced by tying individual parts of the fabric before dying. The main element of bandhani is a dot - a circular resisted motif.

The technique of tightly winding a thread around a section of cloth, dyeing it, and then removing the thread to reveal a circular resist motif has remained the same since bandhani was first practiced.

The demand for intricate designs featuring bandhani is high, and the newest patterns can feature as many as one hundred thousand ties (dots).