Lachhuben Raja Rabari learned embroidery in the traditional way from her family in Viyar. When she moved to Vandh, a town on the Gulf of Kutch, an arm of the Arabian Sea, she became known as an expert artisan. Her eye for quality is renowned and her work carries both authenticity and traditional meaning. As she re-entered the workforce in the 1990s, the cooperative Kala Raksha met her commercial and cultural needs. She has traveled internationally, acting as marketer, cultural mediator and teacher. Lachhuben has also taught Rabari traditions to students at the American Embassy School in Delhi.

While some work is done for contemporary markets, the work continues to be done for the purposes of building a dowry. The beautiful work does double-duty – while it adorns, it also communicates the identity of a woman, her age, marital status, children, etc. Men wear embroidered clothes primarily during weddings and festivals. You might even see bullocks, camels and horses with embroidered finery during certain festivals.