This is a handspun and handwoven cotton scarf using the jamdani technique. Extra-weft motifs in indigo and metallic thread adorn the soft and sheer cotton khadi fabric. The scarf is finished with hand-twisted tassels and is soft and crisp to the touch. It is made by Mudita Crafts, under the direction of Maoumita Das, a young, Kolkata-based woman entrepreneur who hails from a weaver family in West Bengal. It is woven by jamdani weavers in rural West Bengal.
Jamdani is an age-old and laborious weaving technique that dates back to the Mughal era. In this technique, extra-weft supplementary motifs are inlaid by hand into the fabric while the threads are still on the loom. Jamdani is a Persian word dating back to Mughal times - Jam (flower) and Dani (vase).
