Looms – weaving – AZIMVTH Ashram

Studio Spaces on Premises

July 19, 2019August 19, 2019 by azimvth, posted in Housing, Looms - weaving, Studio

There are several studio-spaces within the premises of AZIMVTH.

A Short Walk in the Hindu Sukh

June 16, 2019February 21, 2020 by azimvth, posted in Creative Writing, Haute Couture, Knitting, Looms - weaving

An artist from a UNESCO heritage site in New Zealand creates haute couture and writes poetry at AZIMVTH residency.

Studio of Weaving-Loom

June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 by azimvth, posted in Looms - weaving, Studio

Manual looms for weaving cotton and wool are located 6 km away from AZIMVTH Ashram.

Apply for a residency

January 14, 2019July 11, 2019 by azimvth, posted in Art Residency, Artists, Calligraphy, Calls Residency, Children & Young Adults, Cinema art, Creative Writing, Drawing, Education, February, God, Haute Couture, January, July, Knitting, Languages, Local art, Looms - weaving, Mantra, Mantra Chanting, March, Meditation, Movies, Music, Obama, Performance Art, Photography, Pilgrimage, Sculpture, Studio, Uncategorized, Virtual residency, Wood cut, Writing creatively, Yoga

Application process and form for artist residency at 365 Haridwar / AZIMVTH Ashram explained.

Weaving of cotton and wool

September 17, 2017June 16, 2019 by azimvth, posted in Looms - weaving, Studio

Cotton weaving The handloom industry using the hand spun threads is still available in Haridwar. Typically, families with low incomes have one equipment. Ladies of the family work upon these for couple of hours a day, whenever they have spare time. Some recent pictures are given below. A finished cotton product called Dutahi (two layered) … Continue reading Weaving of cotton and wool

Spinning of cotton and wool

September 16, 2017June 16, 2019 by azimvth, posted in Looms - weaving, Studio

Various village industries still thrive in Haridwar. One such industry is spinning of raw cotton to make threads using Mahatma Gandhi's Charkha, the spinning-wheel. Cotton spinning Mira behn (born in 1892 as Madeleine Slade) was the daughter of a British commander of naval forces. She was a piano-artist. when she met Romain Rolland, he asked … Continue reading Spinning of cotton and wool