CONTENTS

Introduction 
Laila Tyabji  

Picasso Gets a Sewing Machine: Current Trends in Rabari Textile Arts 
Lachhuben Raja and Pabiben Soma in conversation with Judy Frater      

In Search of Perfection: Chikankari of Lucknow
Paola Manfredi 

Chippas of Rajasthan …Bindaas Unlimited 
Meeta and Sunny 

Embroidered Gardens of Flowers: Bagh and Phulkari of Punjab 
Jasleen Dhamija 

Weaving a Vision: Doria of Chinnur 
Uzramma and Annapurna M. 

Kashmiri Embroidery 
Jenny Housego 

Charkha: The Hand Spinning Wheel 
Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee

Life Passages in Embroidery: The Lambani Women Artisans 
Lakshmi Narayan and Maianna von Hippel

Sujuni of Bihar: Stitching Women’s Lives 
Skye Morrison  

Warp and Weft: Tradition and Change, Craftsmanship and Innovation, Artisan and Art in Bhujodi 
Master Weavers Vishramji Valji, Hamir Vishramji, Shyamji Vishramji, and family in conversation with Judy Frater 

Threads and Voices: Embroidery as Identity and Empowerment 
Laila Tyabji 

Glossary 

Index 

About the Contributors