Sambandha means relationship. Families, couples and friends make real pieces together with our teachers: Kasuti, block printing, fabric painting and Chittara, the painted art of the Deevaru community of Malnad. For a wedding, both families make pieces used on the day, and we finish them in the studio and deliver them before the wedding.
Occasions
- Wedding Families
- Couples
- Mother & Daughter / Sisters / Friends
* Also on request: anniversaries, Bride's Circle, Seemantha, Gruhapravesha, grandparents & grandchildren, birthdays
Wedding Families make
- Kasuti heirloom panel framed for the couple
- Chittara welcome board with both family names
- Block-printed return-gift totes
- Chittara return-gift potlis
- Fabric toran (each family makes half)
- Bead bracelets in each family's colour
- Kids' corner
Couples make
- Hoop art with both names
- Kasuti cushion covers for a first home
Mother & Daughter / Sisters / Friends make
- Matching painted stoles or dupatta borders
- Bead bracelets
Where
- At our studio for up to 10 people (2 hours)
- At your home / hall / venue for up to 40 people (3 to 4 hours)
- Larger weddings quoted with extra helpers
* Days away from the studio are quoted with all travel included.
Children
- Any age in the kids' corner with a parent
- Main craft tables usually 10 and over; 5 and over with a parent
Chittara is the painted folk art of the Deevaru community of Malnad; Kasuti is Karnataka's heritage hand embroidery.
All materials, a teacher at every table, and finishing of the pieces that need it.
Book 6 to 10 weeks before the wedding; hold the day 3 to 6 weeks before it, so finished pieces arrive at least a week before the wedding.