The Maya Bandhani Dot Shirt — Hand dyed Organic Cotton (Pink) loom Single chest pocket

Single chest pocket

Due to cheaper machine made alternatives

Layers of fabrics were originally hand stitched to up-cycle/recycle old fabrics to createe unique patchwork designs and quilts

A thick woven cloth

The Maya Bandhani Dot Shirt — Hand dyed Organic Cotton (Pink) loom Single chest pocketThe dots scattered across this shirt aren't printed. Each one is tied by hand a single thread, a single knot before the cloth goes into the dye. That's bandhani, one of India's oldest resist dyeing techniques, practiced for generations in Kutch, Gujarat. When the knots come out, the pattern is already there, woven into the story of the cloth. The base is Kala cotton indigenous to Kutch, rain fed, hand spun, and woven on traditional looms. Light enough