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A group of women are gathered on a wooden floor in a circle, engaged in a craft activity involving small colorful fabric squares and embroidery hoops. Some women are seated cross-legged while others sit on chairs around them, all focused on the materials spread out before them. The room appears to be a workshop or studio, with tables and equipment visible in the background.
  • 10 took part
  • 2 facilitators

Saturday 19 September 2026

A tailor and a textile designer help fix Kantha assembly alignment

Facilitated by Shabana K H

What the work needed: people, time, money, space and materials.
What went in
6 centimetres fabric strips with 4 centimetres guidelines, paper and an iron
Outside help
A seasoned Mattancherry tailor and a textile designer

What was done with those inputs, step by step.

We faced persistent structural problems. We consulted a seasoned Mattancherry tailor and a textile designer to reassess the Kantha assembly process. We used their feedback to cut fabric strips to 6 centimetres with internal guidelines at 4 centimetres.

We stabilized the strips with paper and ironed them at the overlaps. After that, we reverse stitched the strips and trimmed them. This collaborative adjustment eliminated previous alignment flaws and produced a clean, highly precise finish. The project is now within 90% of its final targeted design standard.

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

The adjusted method removed the earlier alignment flaws and brought the project within 90% of its target design standard.

(We observed it)

What the team will keep or change next time.

Advice from an experienced tailor and a textile designer solved the alignment problem the team had been stuck on.

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