Weaver

Babubhai Ladhubhai Padiyar

Babubhai Ladhubhai Padiyar, our weaver from Kandherai village, situated 25kms away from Bhuj (Gujarat, India), has acquired this weaving art heirloom from his forefathers from past 5 generations. He says, “I was 18 when I first began to weave. My older brother was 20, my younger brother 12. We had seen our grandfather at work, and our father and his two brothers. My grandfather used three techniques, passing down each technique to each of his three sons, until they mastered it. Eventually, my brothers and I picked up all the techniques .Weaving brought us all together, the women of the house, the children, young and old, everyone played a role in this process. As children, we would play in school and then we used to wrap bobbins, now our children do the same”