Indian Embroideries 2 is the new Calico Museum publication by Anne Morrell. Gira Sarabhai tells us that at the start that the book is to be seen as a supplement to the book of the same name, part 1, published in 1973, and written by John Irwin and Margaret Hall. Having contributed some images for the book, I was sent a complimentary copy a few weeks ago. I was delighted to receive the familiar Indian stitched calico package, and the book inside was definitely worth the wait. The book cover closely resembles the original, using a similar font for the title, a black background and an image of an appliqued pictorial…
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Ahmedabad part 1: Calico, Bhandej, NID
Above image: Cloths hanging out to dry in front of slums on the banks of the Sabarmati river From Jaipur I took a train to Ahmedabad. Still not quite used to the train booking system (it is complicated!), I had left it too late and got probably the most inconvenient train which arrived at 2am. Two of our host students very kindly agreed to meet me, and it was a good job they had as I was in a deep sleep when they came on the train to wake me up, otherwise I’d have ended up in Mumbai! (I actually later realised the train had arrived earlier than its scheduled…
