AN exhibition of hand-made textiles from the Gujarat province of India has gone on display in Durham.
The collection of Gujarati textiles belongs to Kanchan Malde, whose mother was a skilled embroiderer and made many of the hangings that have gone on display at the Oriental Museum on Elvet Hill in Durham.
The textiles traditionally feature beadwork, embroidery and mirror-work. In India they are used as hangings, furnishings for homes and palaces, clothing, animal harnesses and religious items.
The items on display have been collected by Mrs Malde over about 40 years and she also makes her own textiles.
Mrs Malde will be sharing her expertise at workshops she will be holding at the end of February at the museum.
She said: "This hand-work is in decline because of the pressures of modern life in India."
Mirror, Bead and Thread opened on Saturday and runs until March 24.
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