The Story of our Handwoven Towels

A photo journal of our time with Khamir Cooperative, in the Kachchh region of Gujarat.

Shot on film by Alberto Balázs.

Rooftop scene, Kachchh, Gujarat.

Organic cotton grown locally in the Kachchh region.

Harvested organic cotton.

Organic cotton spun on the hand chakra, spinning machine.

A weaver’s home, Kachchh.

Spinning indigo.

Warped and ready to set the loom.

Laying the warp.

The threaded up loom, ready to weave.

Weaving the towels.

Scenes from the courtyard.

The towels hanging to dry after being washed.

Master Weaver, Vankar Premji Budha, at his home in Kachchh