Abduljabbar Khatri
Abduljabbar oversees each composition, working with traditional motifs and new arrangements before the design is transferred to cloth.
The artists
Abduljabbar & Abdullah Khatri
Brothers carrying forward their family practice of bandhani in Kutch.
For more than twenty years, the Khatri brothers have worked with drawing, knots and colour to continue a family tradition.
The brothers
Two brothers.
One practice.
Abdullah Khatri
Abdullah works alongside his brother in the family practice, connecting the studio in Bhuj with each stage of making.
Their practice
From drawing to colour
The brothers guide the work from the first motif to the final dye bath.
01
Drawing
Traditional motifs are arranged and transferred to cloth through a stencil.
02
Tying
Women artisans in villages across Kutch tie thousands of small knots by hand.
03
Dyeing
The cloth returns to Bhuj, where colour is built through one or more dye baths.
The artisan community
Work held by many hands
More than 200 independent women artisans in villages across Kutch form the heart of production. A single scarf or shawl may contain thousands of small knots.
The work begins with a dot.