Meet The Maker: Dipika Udhani, Adheera, Ahmedabad

Today on the blog, we feature Dipika Udhani, textile designer & founder of Adheera,  a sustainable clothing label based in Ahmedabad.

 

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“It began with an insouciant interest in learning tie and dye techniques of imprinting. A casual endeavor born out of curiosity, soon grew strong when I explored varied patterns by tying left over scraps and dyeing them. The accidental outcomes  were surprisingly encouraging and owing to the fact that the exercise didn’t limit my creativity, every piece seemed like a canvas, waiting to be painted.

Not long after, I learnt a certain folding technique of Japanese origin, 
to be used in dyeing, called ‘itajime’. ‘Itajime,’ in turn, is part of a 400 year old method of tie and dye called ‘Shibori’.

 



Another technique I came across was pole wrapping and dyeing, named ‘Arashi’, which gives rise to beautiful diagonal stripes.

An exploration in depth of these techniques and more, eventually furthered my interest and inspired me to conceive a product rooted in this art: something away from the usual, that people would love to indulge into, something that would tell a story in patterns and colours, yet will be equally novel and unbound from tradition.

From that moment on I made patterns, started draping, and got them stitched. Along with my tailor and dyer from Uttar Pradesh, we are a team of three. All handcrafted drapes that we produce is a result of us doing what we love.

 

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Meet the Maker @
27th edition:  By Hand From The Heart Makers Market
2 – 3 – August 2019 , Friday – Saturday | 10 a.m – 9 p.m
Hanu Reddy Residences, No. 41/19, Poes Garden, Chennai 600086, India.

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