Thursday, March 19, 2015

Traditional Indian quilt making - only hand sewing and old clothes





This lady is so swift, makes about 8-10 quilts in a day. Please watch this carefully readers, its amazing!

14 comments:

  1. I love that she uses everything and nothing is wasted!

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  2. The quilt is simple and exquisite. Wonderful video. Thanks!

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  3. Caroline, Thanks for sharing this video. I had never heard of ladies going door to door for business. I saved my mother's two saris from her last visit. I want to make a summer quilt one day. Such a simple concept. Most quilters in India do either a fat back to front binding or fold under like this woman did. Women take the folded under binding one step further with an embroidery stitch to secure the edges.

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  4. this is absolutely extraordinary !

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  5. In addition to her quilt making skills, I am so impressed with her ability to work crouched on the floor for hours at a time!

    Thank you for sharing!

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  6. Wow!! This was amazing. I just loved watching it.

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  7. Incredible! So 'simple' and effective.

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  8. Can't get more environmentally friendly than this! Brilliant, love her confidence....even when making 'waggas' I agonise:). Thanks for taking the time to record this technique.

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  9. Hi, beautiful. Which part of India is this from? I didn't know they go door to door to make the quilts. Would love to get a few made, if you will be kind enough to share the details too. Wonderful video on her work.

    Thanks
    Chitra
    www.visitors2delhi.com

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  10. What an amazing technique. I cant believe she charges so little. What a lady.

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