About Sidr Craft
A family practice, carried forward
Bandhani made by hand in Kutch.
Every piece passes through many hands. A pattern is drawn, thousands of knots are tied, and colour is built in careful stages.
The family
More than twenty years in Bhuj
Abduljabbar Khatri and his brother Abdullah founded Sidr Craft to continue their family tradition of bandhani. From their studio in Bhuj, they oversee work that joins inherited knowledge with a clear, contemporary eye.
Kutch
Made where the craft lives
Bandhani has been practised in Kutch for generations. Sidr Craft remains close to that place: its climate, its communities and the knowledge held within artisan families.
Time
Slow by nature
A detailed scarf or shawl can take months to complete. The pace is set by the design, the number of knots and the layers of colour required for the finished cloth.
The artisans
Work shared across villages
More than 200 independent women artisans form the heart of production. They tie the marked cloth in villages across Kutch before it returns to Bhuj for dyeing.
The process
Colour built in stages
Dyeing takes place at the Sidr Craft studio. Some pieces return to the dye bath several times, with knots opened or added between colours to shape the final pattern.
The studio
From Bhuj
Sidr Craft works with clients in India and abroad while keeping design and dyeing rooted in its Bhuj studio. Visits can be arranged in advance.
Made by hand. Carried forward.