Summer fabrics made local at Kairi 2018

Find a range of tie and dye, khadi, ajrakh, bagru and dabu prints, laheriya, ikats and weaves in sarees, dupattas and fabrics at the three-day exhibition of textiles for summer. KAIRI 2018 is an initiative of Delhi Crafts Council to provide marketing assistance to skilled weavers and printers from across the country.

The exhibition will go on until March 17 at the Aga Khan Hall, New Delhi.

Sarees, dupattas, stoles and fabrics will be available at the exhibition including a range of Khadi, Ajrakh, Bandhani, Banaras weaves, Laheriya, Ikat, Kota, Maheshwari, Chanderi, Bagh prints, Tribal weaves from Bastar, Andhra weaves and Prints from Jaipur amongst a huge variety of traditional techniques.

The exhibition showcases a wide variety of traditional techniques ranging from Abdul Rahim's vegetable dyed Ajrakh sarees, master craftsman Shyamji Vankar's intricate Gujarat weaves, Brocade and woven fabrics from Benares and Hari Shankar Meher's Odisha ikats.

Biren Basak's presents delicate Jamdani's from Bengal and Rashid has ethereal printed fabrics from Jaipur.

Sajid Khatri, Sridevi Handlooms and Badshah Miyan present a collection of Bandhani, Ikat and Lehariya respectively that are perfect for the summer. Bagru bring vibrant prints, Salma Khan with Chikankari and Malkha'sunique range of Khadi fabrics are also part of the exhibition.

Other exhibitors showcasing their collections at Kairi include Batik by Shunya Batik, Chitrika's Andhra weaves and Sajid Khatri's Bandhej and Shibori from Kutch.

Self-help groups are well represented by Tana Bana with beautiful weaves from Maheshwar and Kantha by Street Survivors.