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DesiCrafts Silk Cushion Covers

We feel happy when our generous buyers send us pictures of what they bought from us. Here are some pictures of the things that were handmade by our team in Chennai (formerly Madras), India.

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New Arrivals: Handblock Printed Soft Cotton Fabrics

DesiCrafts handblock printed fabric in Hindi Medium movie

We have spotted this particular floral pattern in the hindi movie Hindi Medium in which the actress Saba Quareem wears big bold pattern with ease. Sab has worn many such big patterns through out the movie but the most striking among all was the floral pattern in Red and Green over White background. 

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Tagged: Block Printing Fabric Care India New Arrivals Sewing

Sari Play: Five Creative Ways to Use Your Vintage Silk Saris

Six yards of silk combined with gold or silver, sheer Chiffon or Georgette and of course the cotton ones with embellished pallu these saris used to be part of my mother's wardrobe and now I inherit the treasure.  Some times saris get old and other times we would like to discard them because we have worn at too many occasions or if they are out of trend. In India, it's not very uncommon to exchange an old sari and other clothes for something that you need in the kitchen or any other part of the house.

Sari ideas
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Tagged: Fashion Fashion Trends Projects Sewing Silk Slow Fashion Movement

Our Russian Connection and a Renaissance Dress was Born

It was May, 2015 when Elaine approached us to purchase a Banarasi fabric. We chatted over the email and she informed us that she intended to use the fabric for a renaissance dress. There were some back and forth on the shipping and other details and the fabric was on its way to the USA. The fabric has now taken form of a beautiful dress. 
Our Russian Connection
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Behind The Scenes New Collection Photoshoot - Handwoven Ikat Cotton Scarves and Stoles

We recently made many Ikat scarves using our signature collection of Ikat fabrics. To make you aware about how these fabrics are made and how they take form of beautiful clothing, home furnishing and accessories, it is important to us to write about them in detail.
Ikat cotton scarf handmade and handwoven by DesiCrafts
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Tagged: Indian Cotton Fabric New Arrivals Sewing

How to Make a Reddit 404 Pillow Cover Using Batik Print Technique

Reddit.com is a rare website that we visit everyday, many times a day. We love Reddit alien (mascot) so much. His name is Snoo and he is so cute. You can find general FAQs about Snoo here. One day we had this crazy idea to make this alien Desi style using Batik printing technique. And after printing and treating it, we realized it looked so cute. So we had to share it with you. We are sharing a step-by-step tutorial on how to make a Reddit 404 pillow cover.

How to make Reddit 404 pillow cover at home

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