Monday, April 1, 2013

Featured : Hindustan Times Mint




Part of a blogger feature carried by Live Mint this past weekend... Ways to use and display old textiles bags.  I convert a few into cushions, putting them to use when I am not using them as bags.
Mirror worked, appliquéd, hand dyed,  traditional cloth bags are a ubiquitous fashion and practical accessory from every where.  Most of us  have a few lying about the house. Sometimes even the textile shopping bags one gets at cotton clothing stores these days are so hard to ignore !  (Anokhi, Fab India and Cotton's Jaipur dole out lovely eco-friendly , reusable, fabric shopping bags).. Here is a way to  use  them all - heirloom, high street or plain free.






Above: appliqued indigo dyded bag from Vietnam gets used as a head rest stuffed with old Tshirts and random scraps. The roughly put together stitches can be ripped open in a second, when one feels like putting the same to another  use, like as a  real bag perhaps?!



An old shopping bag from Cottons Jaipur, stuffed with a filler and embellished with pom poms and ghungroos..


An old  beauty from Kutch that used to be my Go to bag while in college,  used as a cushion somedays :)



The whole ensemble of cushions and textiles displayed in different  corners of the house. A casual seating area  in the living room in the above instance.
Hand made things are usually easy to throw together, as  even drastically different styles tend to work well together.   It is a good idea to balance the  scheme by combining solid coloured textiles with patterned textiles. Usually using different patterns used creating  different techniques- weave, embroidery, and prints  helps create a rich and attractive end result.

A big thank you to Komal Sharma from Mint for the feature :) ..Its particularly exciting to share the same space as Bhavna (of An Indian Summer) and Rajee (of  Rajeesood )  

7 comments:

Unknown said...

Superb, I love your home!! Congrats Chandan!

My Dream Canvas said...

Sorry, the earlier comment was from Anu from My Dream Canvas.

Harshika said...

Gorgeous as always, as always. I have like tons of unused bags and kurtis lying around, now if only I were to get my lazy ass to move and go to my local darzi in sharjah... sigh.

Anonymous said...

The collection is just outstanding.. Love it.. Check out even more on home decor

Nayana said...

What a beautiful idea to convert bag in to cushion...love your home.

Chondryma said...

Tats innovative Chandan to simply re-use the scrap and old bags... and add that extra oomph factor to a cosy bed or lousy living.

Find me at - http://chondryma.blogspot.com.au/

navya said...



Thanks for sharing, I will bookmark and be back again
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