Stepping away from the screen and doing something with my hands…

 Stepping away from the screen and doing something with my hands…

Slow down, take pleasure on the simple things of life, heal your soul from the wounds caused by the fast pace of society

~ Martin Suarez

one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day 

normal day let me be aware of the treasure you are 

2021 : Live with intention, intention to stop putting things off to tomorrow.

Buy Less, Choose Well, Make it Last, to reduce our impact on the planet.

Dress up plain cloth with embroidery, Repair damaged clothes for encouraging the process 

I challenged myself to step away from the screen and pick up some hand sewing. Working with hands is magical, being able to slowly create something with my hands seems to alter time a little and can feel myself breathing 

Am in for the #slowfashionchallange making a tunic from scratch, almost finished embroidery of the sleeves, will keep recording the process of making the garment

#makersgonnemake #handstitching #slowfashion #tangledupinthread #ihavethisthingwiththread #craftist #healingjourney #craftingismytheory #hunarthecraftinghands #stayhomeandstitch #createandinspire #workingwithhands #slowfashionchallange #embroidery #hobby #threadsforembroidery #embroideryart #handembroidery #art #india #embroiderylove #diy #coatsindia #anchorindia #anchorcrafts #crochet #crochetlove #handmade #handmadewithlove

slow stitching differently

′′ Life can get too small when you look at it with the narrow look.

Boredom happens when you step away from the ability to delight yourself with the simplest things in the world."

Ana Alreadycomo 

Mindfulness looks differently to different people. For some, it might be sipping on an herbal tea and meditating, to others it might be just listening to some favorite podcasts or videos in the background. I’ve fallen in love with a new creative practice called slow stitching One of the best things about this mindful creative process is you don’t have to be perfect – not at meditation and not as sewing either!  

#makersgonnemake #handstitching #slowfashion #tangledupinthread #ihavethisthingwiththread #craftist #healingjourney #craftingismytheory #hunarthecraftinghands #stayhomeandstitch #createandinspire #workingwithhands 

beautiful terracotta utensils with non-stick coating

 Being from a potter community have fascination for clay utensils actually anything of clay   I own and use these beautiful clay utensils from my the remote area of chota Udepur in Gujarat. Made by The Dhanak Adivasi of Chota Udepur have an indigenous way of making non-stick terracotta utensils 

the best part is they are having a non-stick coating  made from locally procured lac, had bought these from the potter at a haat (weekly market in rural areas ) few years ago 

this is the most organic way of making non-stick utensils 

The uniqueness about these utensils is that they are made with the local clay, first sun dried, then burnished with application of geru paste and coated immediately with lac while they are taken out of the furnace. The firing is simple and fastest way ever seen anywhere. Dry leaves of Taad tree (local palm) are used to fire the utensils which takes only half an hour to bake them complete. The coating of lac, which is also harvested by the locals make it impervious, smooth and non-stick.