Tag: Elegance
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The Pashmina Story
Through the magnificent mountains and wooded valleys, where winds pass by you spreading a wave of chill, Pashmina’s story is entrenched in a beautiful, mesmerising landscape, than merely the woven fabric we see it as. It’s romantic origins create an incomparable feeling of love and warmth. Wrapped around the body, it feels like the embrace…
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Fragrant Rose
Winter breeze flowing like the delicate drapery of the gold-lined stole, hearts spinning like the amazingly detailed jhumkas with the quaint meenakari design, and souls touching akin to the intricately carved wooden kadas swinging in unison across on her wrist – these elements engender a new kind of emotion that will take you back into…
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Toys of Karnataka
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very special hand crafted & hand painted wooden collectible made in the heartland of Channapatna region in a small village in the interiors of Karnataka, India. More than 6,000 people in Channapatna, working in 254 home manufacturing units and 50 small factories, are engaged in the making of these toys. Visit our website- www.loveknits.org…
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PATOLA: THE QUEEN OF ALL SILKS
Saree have been a part Indian tradition since its very existence. Every Indian women adorns a Saree. We here in India have a variety of sarees varying in traditions, cultures and different occasional importance. Sarees find a special place in every womens’ wardrobe. We in India grow listening or seeing mythological figures like Sitaji and…
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Ceramic Art: Kolkata
In Kolkata, we found a person who is passionate about living and creating. Loveknits is not only about the art but also about the artisans. Each craft has a story. Rather, everything we see has a story. Loveknits is about story telling. Ceramic Art is painting on ceramic a difficult and time taking art. Her…
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Black pottery: Manipur – India
Manipur Black pottery is made by Tangkhul Naga tribe of Ukhrul district using a large number of natural materials. These contain serpentinite rock (black stone), weather rock, reddish-brown seeds of Chiron-na and so on. This pottery has been imparted the fire-resistance feature due to use of serpentinite rock. In Manipur this craft is pursued by…