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Bhuj, Kutch

Made by hand, named by hand

We work directly with fourteen craft clusters across Kutch and Saurashtra - Patola weavers in Patan, Ajrakh printers in Ajrakhpur, Kumbhar potters in Khavda. Every piece carries the name of the person who made it.

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Ajrakh block printing in progress at Ajrakhpur

Ajrakh resist block printing

Juned Khatri

third-generation printer · Ajrakhpur, Bhuj taluka

  • GI-tagged craftsPatola, Ajrakh and Kutch embroidery
  • Direct from the artisan62% of the price, paid in advance
  • Made to orderDispatch from Bhuj in 7-10 days
  • Cash on DeliveryAcross India, with a GST invoice

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12 crafts, 10 clusters, one catalogue.

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The people

Who made it, and where they made it

Rogan artist drawing with a stylus in Nirona

Artisan profile

Rizwan Khatri paints with boiled castor oil

Rogan art survives in one village - Nirona - and in one extended family. Rizwan Khatri draws freehand with a metal stylus, never touching the cloth, and folds the fabric to mirror the motif. A large piece takes him three weeks.

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The craft map

Where the work comes from

Thirteen years later we work with 240 artisans across fourteen clusters - Patan, Ajrakhpur, Nirona, Khavda, Sumrasar Sheikh, Hodka, Thangadh and others. We commission, we do not wholesale, and the maker sets the timeline.

  1. 01

    Patan

    Double ikat Patola weaving

    North Gujarat - Bharat Salvi

  2. 02

    Mandvi and Jamnagar

    Bandhani tie-dye

    Sakinaben Khatri

  3. 03

    Ajrakhpur

    Ajrakh resist block printing

    Bhuj taluka - Juned Khatri

  4. 04

    Sumrasar Sheikh

    Suf counted-thread embroidery with shisha mirrors

    Kutch - Hansiben Rabari

  5. 05

    Ludiya

    Lippan kaam mud relief with shisha mirror inlay

    Banni, Kutch - Jamnaben Ahir

  6. 06

    Nirona

    Rogan painting · Cold-hammered iron bell · Lac turnery on a hand-powered lathe

    Nakhatrana taluka, Kutch - Rizwan Khatri, Salim Luhar, Hamir Wada

  7. 07

    Khavda

    Wheel-thrown Khavda pottery

    north Kutch - Ismail Kumbhar

  8. 08

    Thangadh

    Wheel-thrown terracotta

    Surendranagar district, Saurashtra - Rameshbhai Prajapati

  9. 09

    Sihor

    Sand-cast brass

    Bhavnagar district, Saurashtra - Kiritbhai Kansara

  10. 10

    Hodka

    Hand-stitched leatherwork with mirror embroidery

    Banni, Kutch - Ramesh Meghwal

How we price

62% of every rupee reaches the maker

Artisans receive 62% of every rupee you pay. The split is printed on the invoice.

To the artisan
62%
Dyeing, freight, GST and the Bhuj studio
38%

  • 62% to the maker

    We publish the artisan’s share on every invoice. No agents, no mandi cut.

  • GI-tagged crafts

    Patan Patola, Kutch Embroidery and Ajrakh carry their Geographical Indication papers.

  • No two alike

    Made to order in the cluster, so every piece varies slightly - as it should.

Craft notes

Sixteen steps, three rivers, one colour

Ajrakh is resist-printed and washed sixteen times, dyed in indigo and madder root, and it needs sweet water. After the 2001 earthquake turned the wells at Dhamadka saline, the Khatri printers built a new village - Ajrakhpur - and carried the craft eleven kilometres with them.

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Indigo dye vats at Ajrakhpur

Dispatch in 7-10 days

Made to order, so no two are alike

Every piece is made to order in the cluster, so we dispatch in 7-10 days and write to you with the artisan’s name when it leaves Bhuj. Pan-India courier is free above ₹2,500 and international shipping is quoted at checkout; Cash on Delivery is available across India and a GST invoice is included with every order. Because these are handmade, colour, weave and finish will vary slightly from the photographs - that variation is the craft, not a defect.

Before you order

Check delivery to your PIN code, or write to the studio if you would like a piece commissioned in a different size or colour.

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+91 98250 41732studio@kalakutch.example

Monday - Saturday, 10:00 - 18:30 IST · Cluster visits arranged with a week’s notice

  • GI-tagged craftsPatola, Ajrakh and Kutch embroidery
  • Direct from the artisan62% of the price, paid in advance
  • Made to orderDispatch from Bhuj in 7-10 days
  • Cash on DeliveryAcross India, with a GST invoice

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What the clusters keep making

Documented pieces

From the buyers

What arrived, and what came with it

  • Rated 5.0 out of 5

    The note with the printer’s name made it

    The Ajrakh runner is beautiful, but what I keep telling people about is the card that came with it naming Juned Khatri and the village. Dispatch took nine days exactly as stated, and the GST invoice showed the artisan share. I have bought three more things since.

    Meera IyerBengaluru, KarnatakaApril 18, 2026Verified order

  • Rated 5.0 out of 5

    Waited seven months for the Patola

    I grew up seeing Patola at weddings and always assumed the real thing was out of reach. Bharatbhai sent photographs from the loom every few weeks. The reverse is identical to the front, which is the test. Expensive, and completely fair.

    Rohan DesaiAhmedabad, GujaratMarch 6, 2026Verified order

  • Rated 4.0 out of 5

    Cushion is lovely, do read the size note

    The Suf embroidery is finer than anything I have found in Delhi emporiums and the mirrors are properly set, not glued. My only note is that the cover ran about a centimetre small against my insert - they did say handwork varies, so read that line seriously.

    Ananya SharmaNew DelhiFebruary 21, 2026Verified order

  • Rated 5.0 out of 5

    The bells actually ring as a set

    Ordered the set of three copper bells on a whim and they genuinely sound tuned to each other. Paid Cash on Delivery, arrived in Kochi in five days after dispatch, packed in cloth and straw rather than plastic. Ordering the brass lamp next.

    Vikram NairKochi, KeralaJanuary 29, 2026Verified order

From the clusters

One letter a month from Bhuj

What is on the loom, which craft needs orders this season, and where we will be exhibiting. No discount codes.