Cotton Sari with strip patchwork and Sashiko stitch 

With Mumma, I am able to visualise an intangible and turn it into tangible. Each strip of patchwork visualised in the mind is translated into a textile. The asymmetry of it is an act of understanding the inherent symmetry and yet not being confined to it. A straightforward joinery reveals the inherent choice-making process. These choices themselves are designs. Otherwise, they are just joineries. 

About Stitching of Saris:

In 2009, when I was acquainting myself with textiles across the country, I realised how much textile waste is created as “damaged or injured” saris. While the handloom industry endeavours to support the weavers and the traditional weaves, one has to make rather very small human errors in the weaves for them to be discarded as damaged. This bothered me very much. So, the beginning of Mora was based on the decision to create a design solution that could accommodate any shape and size of textiles that would otherwise make it to waste hills. This decision gave me the confidence that the purpose of textile waste management is an essential aspect of Mora design.

Madhuma is a one-of-a-kind textile designed to highlight a unique coming together of various techniques and creativity of handcraft. This design will not be recreated. Madhuma comes with a blouse fabric designed to encourage Mora fireflies to bring their authentic spirit to the fabrication of blouse fit, usage of borders and edgings. The blouse worn by Mumma is not included.

Param did the beadwork

Gurmail, the tailor

Most of the cotton fabrics are woven with Amlawati, Arunachal Pradesh

Mumma, Madhu, technical supervision of stitching

Midtoan.com, the photographer

Designed by Ritika