Blog – Page 32 – Auntie Oti

collection of Indian trophies

improbably, I found my favorite brass merchant (front left) from a past flea market, here at his friend's shop in the old city.

some treasures bought

here he is again, with his brother. we spent a good part of the morning on his back terrace discussing things and having tea. spruced up now to escort me to banyan shopping.

banyan salesmen

another merchant in the old city. his trimmings shop is over 100 years old, started by his grandfather. situated on a street of stalls full of sparkles, it is like a little museum full of everything you would need to guild the lily.

the gentleman who supplies our rolling pins.

one of many pay phones.

spotted on a truck at a road side tea stop.

a one-day journey to small khadi weaving area in Southern India.

stopping after lunch to fix a fuse and make sure the horn worked

super wide loads on the road

village homes

the weavers in this village get spun and dyed yarns from other neighboring points. women do the job of unwinding the skeins of yarn onto spools, using spinning wheels made from old bicycle wheels.

threading the spools onto a rack, the weaver makes the warp 12" at a time.

weaving some brown napkins which we will have in stock soon.

the rope in the weaver's hand is pulled to throw the shuttle from side to side in an amazingly rhythmic and musical way, happening so fast it is hard to see the shuttle flying. the yarn on the spools strung behind the sheds are used to repair broken warp threads.