Data · Downloads · Reference
Free resources on Indian craft from our studio in Ahmedabad. Data you can cite, sheets to print for a class, wallpapers for your phone, and reference you can check against its sources.
Each resource lists its sources and reuse terms; documentary photographs retain their own source licences. Edited by Deesha Goswami. Updated 24 September 2026.
Resources at a glance
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Original records, with a DOI
Dataset · 55 crafts · 2020 to 2026
Six years of Google search demand in India for 55 crafts, with a chart for every one. Searches for Ajrakh shawls rose 256% in a year; fabric jewellery fell 31%. Named crafts are rising while generic labels fall.
Open →Format
Web table, CSV, Kaggle
Cite as
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22913236
Updated
September 2026, quarterly
Dataset · 32 designs · minutes by hand
A dated record of hands-on making time for 32 handmade designs, from 40 minutes for a pair of studs to about five hours for a Mashru silk bag.
Open →Format
Web table, CSV, Kaggle
Cite as
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22913240
Updated
September 2026
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To print, to study, to save
Printable · 10 motifs · 9 sources
Ten Ajrakh motifs drawn and named, from kakkar, the cloud, to mifudi, the raindrops, with twenty-five more names from the record, the anatomy of the cloth and two sheets to print for a class.
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Format
Web page, two A4 PDFs
For
Classrooms, design students, studios
Published
September 2026
Wallpaper · 6 designs · 1080 × 1920
Six phone wallpapers drawn from Ajrakh motifs, each named for the motif on it: jaal, the lattice; riyal, the coin; kakkar, the cloud. They work as Instagram story backgrounds too.
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Format
JPG, iPhone and Android
For
Your lock screen and stories
Published
September 2026
III
What we know, written down
Reference · Ajrakh to zari
Plain-English definitions of Indian craft and textile terms: what each word means and where it comes from.
Open →Format
Web page
Updated
As we write
Reference · How our pieces are made
How each craft we work with is made: Ajrakh block print, ikat, kundan, ghungroo, mirror work and hand-painted ceramics, with what to expect from handwork.
Open →Format
Web page
Updated
September 2026
Visual field guide
Hand block print or machine print? Explore documentary process photographs, illustrated examples, and the questions to ask about a printed textile.
Use and credit
Reuse terms are stated on each resource page. Check them before printing, quoting or adapting material; photographs may have separate licences from their sources. Where reuse is permitted, credit the named creator and link to the resource you used:
For House of Falguni resources: House of Falguni (2026), [resource name]. houseoffalguni.com
Journalists and researchers can write to the studio for a comment, the underlying files, or a cut of the data for a craft we have not covered. Corrections are dated on each page.
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