Asia InCH – Encyclopedia of Intangible Cultural Heritage – Open educational resource on the intangible cultural heritage of the traditional arts, crafts and textiles and their practitioners and transmitters in South Asia

Highlights

Stimulating Deliberation

Wool, Knits, Felt

Felting of Delhi

Asia Inch

Wax, Batik

Cire- Perdue / Lost Wax Metal Casting - Houshold Items and Utensils

Craft Revival Trust

Natural Fiber

Coconut Shell, Fiber, Coir & Stem Craft of Kerala

George, Ligi

Textile, Weaving, Spinning, Khadi

Allo Textiles - Himalayan Giant Nettle

Craft Revival Trust

Embroidery

Embroidery of Maharashtra

Craft Revival Trust

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

A Designer in Development

Tyabji, Laila

Micro-history / Art History

Budget Allocations For Handlooms and Handicrafts

Gautam, Kumar

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

The Work of the Khatris of Dhamadka Block-Printed and Resist -Dyed Textiles

Edwards, Eiluned

Micro-history / Art History

Development of Printing in Rajasthan

Gaur, Sonal

Micro-history / Art History

Crafting Craft

Bhand, Vishal C.

Sustainability / Sustainable Dev.

Credit Flow to the Handloom Sector

Kanitkar, Dr. Ajit

Micro-history / Art History

Kalamkari

George, Ligi

Asia Inch Podcasts/Videos

Innovations

Discover groundbreaking transformative innovations and inventions that reframe and regenerate processes and techniques.

Collections, Exhibits and Ephemera

Explore rarely seen collections of objects from across South Asia and the world. In addition browse through exhibitions and displays that are bound in time and space.

Bibliography

Over 10,000 bibliographic listings on the arts, traditional crafts, design, heritage, culture - intangible and tangible, its practitioners, its history and associated studies.

Glossary

This guide has been conceived as an introductory survey to the rich, varied, specialized and often unfamiliar vocabulary used to describe crafts and textiles.