Kōvil
MR21023
Temple border Kanchipuram weaves
The temple town Kanchipuram has maintained its reputation as a weaving pilgrimage for hundreds of years. The weavers have documented their architecture, motifs and mythology through the existence of temples around them. The tapering-tower temple architecture is an adaptable triangle calculation in weaving. It may appear simple but only deft hands and minds are able to keep a continuous and precise calculation with each interchanging cross section of warp and weft.
This dupatta is my respect to ancient temple architecture, geometry and mindful skill of weaving these with yarn.
I collect these gems of weaving craft from Kanchipuram. To go through thousands of temple border textiles and choose the ones that call me out, indeed leaves a feeling of having been to a pilgrimage and back with blessings, prasadam!
Pilgrimage is symbolic of good hard work