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TextileGI Tagged · 2023-24
Kutch Bandhani
TownBhuj
StateGujarat
Craft typeTextile
GI tag2023-24
About
An ancient tie-dye technique where thousands of tiny dots are hand-tied and dyed to form intricate patterns on fabric, practiced for generations by the Khatri community of Kutch using techniques passed down almost unchanged.
Did you know? A single Bandhani fabric can require anywhere from a few thousand to over a hundred thousand individually hand-tied knots, each one pinched and tied by fingernail before dyeing — a skill that takes years to master.