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Pochampally Ikat
Known for graphic motifs created by tying and dyeing yarn before weaving. MOKSHA has sourced Pochampally Ikat fabric directly from a weaver.
Our Roots
A heritage
woven across India.
Every textile carries traces of a place, a tradition, and generations of craft knowledge.
A living textile tradition
The beauty of
Indian handlooms
Across India, weaving communities have developed distinctive methods, motifs, textures, and colors. From richly patterned brocades to the bold geometry of ikat, each tradition has its own visual language.
For MOKSHA, these traditions are a source of inspiration. We look beyond the textile as fabric alone — to the history, skill, and cultural memory it represents.
We want these stories to travel with the designs, bringing a sense of origin into contemporary wardrobes.
COLOR AND TEXTURE
A closer look at fabric.
Color, sheen, motif, and the fall of cloth can reveal a textile's character. Explore this short visual study, then discover the regional histories behind India's different weaving traditions.
The places behind the patterns
Textiles with
a sense of place.
Our fabric stories are rooted in regional traditions. These introductions celebrate the craft histories; the provenance of individual garments is identified separately.
BROCADE
Banarasi Brocade
Celebrated for elaborate woven patterns and the decorative richness of zari and brocade traditions.
PATOLA
Patola
Renowned for its extraordinary double-ikat weaving tradition, in which patterned warp and weft must align with precision.
“A story of origin,
carried into tomorrow.”
OUR ROOTS • MOKSHA WOVEN ROOTS