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A group of people sit in a circle on a wooden floor indoors, each working with fabric or paper in front of them. Some wear headscarves, and one person wears a denim jacket. A wooden shelf unit stands against the wall, and an ironing board is visible in the background. A purple cushion rests on a bench to the right.
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Friday 9 October 2026

Digital visual planning and Kantha App pattern printing

Facilitated by Shabana K H

What the work needed: people, time, money, space and materials.
Time
3 hours

What was done with those inputs, step by step.

We used the Kantha App to plan pattern variations. It let us test how different strip widths and color sequences look together. This gave a clear digital preview before we sewed. When we had the best combinations, we printed the design sheets on A4 paper. Each page guided artisans on aligning, ordering, and placing the pre-cut strips for panel assembly.

What the activity directly produced: sessions held, people reached, things made.
  • 4 Kantha Design

What changed for the people who took part, and what showed it.

Successfully integrated mobile app-based planning into traditional handloom workflows.

(Participants told us)

What the team will keep or change next time.

We laid the fabric strips over the paper printouts before joining them. This stopped colors going in the wrong place and kept the strips lined up.

Controlling thread tension across thick fabric seams needed careful finger control to avoid pucker.

For next time, we will pin strips together with tailor pins before machine or hand joining. This will give smoother seams.

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