Indian Quilts: Native craft of upcycling with love

Brought to India by African immigrants called Siddis, the native craft of quilting from the Indian west coast remains an active part of native traditions today, widely known as ‘upcycled quilts’. Upcycling trends are very popular in the present day, but for ages, India is home to the traditional craft of upcycling, where charming and warm quilts are designed by upcycling scraps of discarded fabrics that would otherwise end up in landfills. Known as Godhadi in Maharashtra, and Kawandi or Kawadi in North Karnataka, olden times saw the women of the house sitting together in the afternoons to sew these […]