CHAWAL TAAKA
The compositions are done with the intent of breaking the monotony of a square grid. The author was encouraged to explore compositions using basic shapes to increase the efficiency in communicating the designs to the artisans. The exploration was preceded by an overview of possible visual compositions of different types of traditional stitches.


The motif was eventually used in a Swing Jacket trousers that were featured in the Summer Festive collection ‘22. The pattern was placed diagonally. The motif was also ordered in a yardage format by Kardo for their SS 23 collection.

Bandhini TAAKA
The texture was the emphasis of these textiles, hence a simple triangular grid was chosen to be explored. These embroideries were an exploration of the texture achieved by the stretch of knit fabric embroidered on a woven fabric.





