Author Archives: Tampha

A whirlwind 3 weeks’ trip to india later, the exhaustion of all the traveling is finally wearing off. 8 flights, 3 different domestic sectors, 1 international return flight and so many memories that my heart brimmeth over. 12 days wasn’t … Continue reading →

I’m on my way to realising the woven dreams now and I’ll be back to share my findings, the challenges & the realised products soon enough. I may not have internet access for next couple of weeks or the time to … Continue reading →

Every trip to NE India meant I could go looking for craft & textiles products and there were always amazing items on sale each time. Here are some I from my last visit. The stoles were woven in Nagaland but … Continue reading →

One of the greatest influences for me to jump start my craft aspirations is my grandmother or Abok as we call her in Manipuri. She’s probably way into her 80s at this point in her life. I’m unclear as to … Continue reading →

Through design school, I discovered one very important thing and thats that the study of north eastern textiles isn’t very in depth. In fact its missing so many important details. To broadly categorise a region as wearers of sarongs which … Continue reading →

More than a decade ago, one of my professors at college asked our weary class of 20 weary girls what we’d do if we were handed Rs.25,000 apart from jumping around with joy of course. It was by no means … Continue reading →