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What Is an Angrakha? Angrakha Kurta Guide Singa...

An angrakha is a kurta-style garment defined not by its length or fabric but by its front closure: instead of opening straight down the centre like a regular kurta, an...

What Is Kasavu? Kerala Cotton Guide for Singapore

Kasavu is the golden zari border woven into unbleached, off-white cotton — the fabric and finish behind Kerala's most recognisable textile tradition, and the reason a "kasavu saree" or "kasavu...

What Is Semi-Tussar Silk? A Singapore Guide

Semi-Tussar silk is a lighter, more wearable take on Tussar — one of India's oldest wild silks — usually made by weaving Tussar silk yarn together with another fibre, most...

What Is Kalamkari? Kalamkari Print Guide (Singa...

Kalamkari is a centuries-old Indian textile art from Andhra Pradesh in which intricate patterns — mythological figures, temple motifs, florals, paisleys, and creepers — are applied to cotton fabric entirely...

What Is Bagru Print? Hand Block Fabric Guide Si...

Bagru print is a hand block textile craft from Bagru village near Jaipur, Rajasthan, made by carving motifs into wooden blocks and hand-stamping them onto cotton with natural, plant- and...

What Is Ajrakh Print? Block Print Suit Guide Si...

Ajrakh is a centuries-old resist-dye hand block printing technique from the Kutch region of Gujarat (and historically Sindh, now in Pakistan), traditionally practised by the Khatri community. Cloth is printed...