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Kind of Blue - Indian Bedspreads in Cool Blues

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Kind of Blue - Indian Bedspreads in Cool Blues

No doubt about it, blue is the colour of cool. Our beautiful indigo blue bedspreads come from Rajasthan and Gujarat where the indigo plant grows wild.

 

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The Gond Artists Face the Destruction of their Forests

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The Gond Artists Face the Destruction of their Forests

Silk Road Gallery has often featured the wonderful paintings of the Gond people of India. But now the existence of Gond is under threat because of India's demand for coal. 

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Sheffield Cafes Host Exhibitions of Silk Road Gallery Photos

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Sheffield Cafes Host Exhibitions of Silk Road Gallery Photos

2020 got off to a great start with three Sheffield cafes, Dana, Harland & Blue Moon, hosting exhibitions of our photographs & a full page editorial in the Sheffield Telegraph.

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Desert Flowers - Embroidered Textiles of Afghanistan.

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Desert Flowers - Embroidered Textiles of Afghanistan.

Our talk to the Embroiderers Guild continued the theme of embroidered wedding shawls with an excursion to Afghanistan where the embroidery style is mostly geometric in design. 

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Desert Flowers - the Embroidered Textiles of Rajasthan & Gujarat.

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Desert Flowers - the Embroidered Textiles of Rajasthan & Gujarat.

It seems that the more barren the landscape the greater is the desire for colour and the women of all these regions use colourful embroidery to embellish clothes and furnishings. 

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