Hand spinning and handweaving are an important part of how we make fabric, alongside mill‑spun yarns and machine weaving. Making fabric by hand is much slower: in most cases, one weaver can produce only about 2–4 metres of cloth in a day, depending on the material and weave.

We use both handspun and machine‑spun yarns for textiles. Sometimes the yarn is dyed first and then sent to the loom; in other cases, the fabric is woven in undyed form and dyed afterwards. Handspinning is done with different tools in different parts of the country, and some fibres, like irregular handspun wools or silks that do not run smoothly on powerlooms, can still be used effectively for handweaving.


We work with weavers across India. Some are established, professional handweavers, while others are non‑professional weavers who keep a handloom at home and weave alongside other work. Our process often involves yarn being spun in one region, dyed in another, and woven in a third, which makes each textile a multi‑step chain. Handweaving lets us develop textiles in smaller quantities, adjust constructions as needed, and produce fabrics with a more irregular feel and distinctive handloom character.