Description
Historical techniques used in the making of this garment. The art of Boro stitching often also referred to as Kawandi (Siddi), Kantha (Bengali) or Sashiko (Japanese) fosters the awareness of sustainability and emphasizes the value of resourcefulness and minimizing waste.
- Kawandi: means “quilt” and refers to a traditional quilting style of the Siddi Community of Africa descent living in India and Pakistan. These functional quilts are known for their improvisational, vibrant designs and are made by hand from scrap fabrics, with a distinctive process of working from the outside edges towards the centre sewing on one scrap at a time in concentric circles.
- Kantha: In a Bengali context, means “patched cloth” or “rags” and refers to a traditional, hand-stitched quilt made from layers of old saris and other fabric.
- Sashiko: traditional embroidery technique that translates to “little stabs”. Simple running stitches to reinforce the addition of scraps of fabric originally developed out of a necessity to insulate and mend clothing.
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