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The First Teachers of Touch: What Babies Learn Through Fabric

The earliest months of a child’s life are full of small discoveries. Most of them happen long before words arrive. Parents notice these changes more than anyone else. A newborn’s world is shaped al...

The Oldest Colours on Cloth: Natural Dyes That Survived Civilisations

Long before synthetic dyes filled colour charts, people turned to what the world already offered. Leaves, roots, bark, clay, flowers and minerals. Each held a hidden pigment that could be coaxed ou...

The Mathematics of Weaving: How Patterns Follow Rules Older Than Writing

Long before numbers were recorded, people were already counting without realising it. Sequences, repetitions, and precise movements shaped some of the earliest textiles. Weaving became one of human...

Textile Waste: The Leftovers

When we think of textile waste, we often imagine piles of discarded clothing or factory offcuts heaped on cutting-room floors. But the truth is, waste begins much earlier, in millimetres trimmed of...

Decoding Fabric Nicknames: Is That a Waffle or a Honeycomb?

Some towels come with names that sound like breakfast. Others sound like they belong in a beehive. Waffle. Honeycomb. Ribbed. Hammam. Popcorn. The names are quirky, sometimes poetic, but they also ...

Fabric Timekeepers: How Linens Mark Stages of Life

Some fabrics tell time without ticking. They don’t count hours or mark days. They quietly sit beside us, growing soft with use, carrying the imprint of different chapters in our lives.   Swaddles a...

Kalamkari: Stories in Cloth

A Heritage Written in Ink and Dye The word Kalamkari originates from two Persian roots: kalam, meaning "pen," and kari, meaning "work." Together, it means “pen work”, a fitting name for an art for...

Bamboo Sateen: Bed Sheets That Breathe

In many homes, the bed is where conversations linger late into the night, where children climb in on lazy afternoons, and where the comfort of fresh sheets marks the start of a new season. The fabr...

The Timeless Bloom: A History of Floral Patterns Across Cultures

Flowers have always found their way into the fabric of our lives. Long before they appeared on our walls, beds, or clothing, they were symbols of beauty, fertility, renewal, and celebration. Across...

The Threads That Made a Nation - Why the Loom Sits at the Heart of Our Flag

At the centre of our flag is a wheel.It does not charge forward. It does not stand still. It turns.And that turning has everything to do with cloth. The Indian flag was not always what it is today....