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Re-Inventing Traditions

Today, we'd like to take you along on a trip our two interns Camille and Emilie took to Digoli, the site of Avani’s first field center. They set off to explore the relationship between the Bora com...

A week of dyes at Avani - fixing the colours of nature onto fabric

An account of the fifth edition of our natural dyes workshop by one of our interns.

Part VI: The Finisher

The following post is the final post in our series: “Meet the Makers” tracking the production process of Avani’s indigo textiles from seed to scarf. Today, we're introducing you to the wonderful De...

Part V: The Weaver

The following post is Part V of our series: “Meet the Makers” tracking the production process of Avani’s indigo textiles from seed to scarf. Today, we'll be focusing on the weaving and introducing ...

Part IV: The Spinner

The following post is Part IV of our series: “Meet the Makers” tracking the production process of Avani’s indigo from seed to scarf. Today, we're focusing on the spinning process, and Godawri, who ...

Part III: The Dyer

The following post is Part II of our series: “Meet the Makers” tracking the production process of Avani’s indigo from seed to scarf. Today, we've been talking to Kamla, one of our expert dyers, who...

Part II: The Dye-Maker

This is part II of our Meet the Makers series. Hari-da works with the indigo processing here at Avani.

Part I: The Harvest

This is Part I of our series: "Meet the Makers" tracking the production process of Avani's indigo from seed to scarf. Mohani Devi has been harvesting indigo for Avani for two years. 

Meet the Makers: Indigo at Avani

Hello all, and welcome to the inaugural post of the Avani blog! As Avani has continued to grow, we've seen a need to tell the stories of our incredibly talented artisans and farmers to a wider audi...