Abdullah Mohamedhussain Khatri

India

Year(s) attended: 2008, 2009, 2010

Tie Dye

UNESCO Award of Excellence Winner

Abdullah Khatri practices the traditional bandhani – or tie and dye – processes of his community in western India, but has introduced vegetable dyes to the process that he learned from friends and community members. A pattern is stenciled on fabric, then the cloth is sewn according to the indigo-marked pattern. Men then dip the fabric in a dye solution and when the threads are removed, beautiful patterns are made on cloth used by both men and women. Today the fabric may be seen in traditional turbans or stylish modern dresses.

Abdullah received the UNESCO Award of Excellence in 2007.