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Woven notes & field guides

Fabric care, buyer guides, trends and sustainability — long-form dispatches from the loom.

Featured

What Natural Dyeing Really Costs at Production Scale

Madder, indigo and pomegranate rind at 90 tonnes a month, with the numbers attached: water, time, shade variation, and where the premium honestly goes.

1 Jul 20267 min read

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Care & Styling

Caring for Silk Through an Indian Monsoon

Humidity, not wear, is what kills a good saree. How to store, air and fold silk between June and September so it survives to the next wedding season.

17 Jun 20265 min read

Sourcing & Trade

Reading a Textile GST Invoice Before You Claim the Credit

Six fields decide whether your input tax credit survives a reconciliation: HSN, rate, place of supply, GSTIN, freight treatment and the invoice reference. Check them before you file, not after.

13 May 20266 min read

Sourcing & Trade

MOQ, Lead Time and Landed Cost: A Wholesale Buyer's Checklist

The per-metre price is the least interesting number on a quotation. Here is the checklist we wish every RFQ arrived with — and the four inputs that actually decide your cost.

8 Apr 20268 min read

Fabric Guides

Handloom or Powerloom? What Actually Changes in the Cloth

Not a morality tale. A practical comparison of breathability, drape, consistency, cost and lead time — and when the powerloom is genuinely the right answer.

4 Mar 20266 min read

Fabric Guides

How to Tell Pure Banarasi Silk From a Convincing Copy

A ₹4,000 saree and a ₹40,000 saree can look identical under shop lighting. Five checks — burn, weft, zari, selvedge and paperwork — that separate them in under a minute.

11 Feb 20267 min read

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