Maku Textiles — Exploring Aari

Textile · 2024

Maku Textiles — Exploring Aari

Setting up the first aari embroidery unit at Maku — exploring the technique and a colour language for the AW23 collection.

Year

2024

Role

Textile design, embroidery

Materials

Aari embroidery, Poly thread, Rayon thread

Collaborators

Maku Textiles — Exploring Aari

Setting up the first aari embroidery unit at the design house — exploring the techniques and experimenting with colour palettes to establish an embroidery language in line with the brand's design sensibilities.

These initial explorations helped me understand the technique involved, the skill of the karigar, and the scope of aari in creating motifs for the Maku AW23 collection.

Khaka developed by the textile design intern.
Colour combinations tried using a mix of spade poly and manish rayon threads, in a basic chain aari stitch.
Experimenting with freehand designs.
Materials
  • Aari embroidery
  • Poly thread
  • Rayon thread

Palette

Colour & material

  • Ink Black

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  • Forest

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  • Sky

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  • Rust

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  • Bone

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