The first time we went to India we simply fell in love with the diverse fabrics of that amazing country and we've been selling Indian bedspreads ever since - for the last 40 years.
Our trips to the bazaars of the Orient have extended the Silk Road to England! Take a look at the silk weaving and embroideries from India, Laos, and Afghanistan that we've collected over the last 40 years.
Think of India and the colour you maybe think of is red. Red symbolises happiness and good fortune. Hindu women get married in red, the tilak mark on the forehead is red vermilion.
Silk Icat bedspreads made by a complex weaving process in which the weft or warp threads are resist dyed or tie dyed before the fabric is woven. In double Ikat both warp and weft threads are tie dyed.