The connecting thread


Yoga, Kiran and Sangeetha of Thamarai talk about how their house of embroidery helps resurrect a fading craft heritage.

This Thamarai blooms in a congested lane in Guindy. As you pass the dust and din to enter its spacious workshop, 50 men, their head bent over pieces of colourful fabrics, stretched over wooden frames, are embroidering in absolute silence. There’s a rhythm about the way they pierce with the needle and gently pull the threads. Four of them are working on an intricate ‘tree of life’ wall panel with tracing paper spread out beside them for design reference. Yoga, Kiran and Sangeetha, the three friends, who set up this house of embroidery, are busy discussing colour combinations and patterns with their drawing artistes...............Read more

 

Source: The Hindu


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