Wishesh magazine february 2018 Wishesh magazine february 2018 | Page 20

INDIAN DIASPORA FINE ART
on their heads as a mark of
identification of their community
Technique
The art of Bandhani is a highly
skilled process. It is the women
and girls who always carry out
this delicate art as it is a skill very
rarely exhibited by men. Knots
are tied in two ways. One option
requires raising the folds of the
material with the pointed nails of
the finger to create a little bunch
around which thread may be
tied. The second option requires
use of filler materials, which
are impregnated within the knots.
Women can tie up to 700 knots in
a single day. It’s relatively easier
tying knots in silk