About the Craft
Evolving across India’s textile belts, extra weft weaving adds ornament directly into the fabric. Practiced in regions like Kutch, Odisha, and Telangana, it uses a supplementary thread inserted by hand over the base weave to form raised motifs and borders. Each design is built from memory, inspired by local symbols — scorpions, flowers, stars and woven thread by thread. Demanding rhythm and precision, this labor-intensive technique continues to create textured, storytelling textiles that merge structure and art.
