Stories and anecdotes scatter themselves in the folds of textiles, saris, made-ups, and fabrics at the Craft Council of India’s textile show. . Bela Khaleeli, joint treasurer of CCI, Chennai, says that the theme for this year’s edition being “Revive, Revisit, Reimagine — and Innovate”, the focus will be on handloom silk, cotton saris and fabrics. CCI has identified weavers, designers, and craftsmen, who have been meticulously working on the revival of crafts and weaving on the verge of extinction.
“ The show normally features 20 plus weavers, but this year we bring in over 40 weavers for the textile show,“ says Bela. The stalls at the event will bring alive creative textile stories of designers and artisans showcasing their saris and made ups. “Benarasi, patola, Odisha tussar and ikkat, bhujodi, muslin, jamdani, paithani, khadi and more, both in their pristine and revived and reimagined forms will be on view,” she says.
