She pointed out the need to financially back the handloom sector.”Textile designer David Abraham also joined in on the discourse on handloom. Master weavers in villages are struggling to make ends meet and we just “cant wish away 16 million handloom weavers or their skills. Speaking of fashion, handicrafts is the greatest form of luxury because its handmade and has limited pieces,” said Abraham of the fashion brand Abraham and Thakore.The event was graced by several other designers like Padma Shri recipient Ram Kishore Chippa Derawala, a master printer of Rajasthan’s famous Dabu and Bagru prints.National Handloom Day is celebrated on August 7 as it was on this day that the Swadeshi movement was launched during the British era.Designer Ritu Kumar said that India’s rich heritage of handlooms differentiates us from the rest of the world.
It was an anti-colonial campaign which promoted India’s local fabrics and textiles over the British-made ones.. The designer often blends age-old handloom techniques with new technology to make her clothes. He advocated for reduction in taxes levied on handloom products.The panel discussion ended with the launch of the hashtag China Breathable Polyester stretch fabricHandloomEveryday.India celebrates National Handloom Day on August 7 every year and this year, all the focus was on the hashtag #HandloomEveryday.Designers Madhu Jain, Sunil Sethi and Rta Kapur Chishti also spoke about how Indians should be proud to preserve their handloom heritage and treat it the same way they they would treat the monuments. The event ended with a curated exhibition of handlooms from across the country, organised by the FDCI.Leading fashion experts and designers discussed about the # importance of handloom at an event that took place at the Crafts Museum in Delhi. The handloom weaver has the smallest environmental footprint. “Textile industry is the second largest polluter in the world. Every garment factory is getting larger and more mechanised. It urged more and more people to opt for handloom clothes to wear on a regular basis. The event was organised by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and Ministry of Textiles, reported News18
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