Comments on: Lahore Snaps VIII: Dupata

By: JJ Burns

JJ Burns — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:20:18 +0000

I wish to pruchase several crushed, non metalic dupatas in soft colors. Emerald, Amathest, red amber, and silver.
Can you give me a Lahorie web site?

By: shankarkotkar

shankarkotkar — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:23:10 +0000

Excellent presentation with a beautiful process pictures.Contiue doing good work.

By: Desi Italiana

Desi Italiana — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:49:58 +0000

Dupattas also facilitate flirting; i.e. some guy hits on a ladkhi, she coyly tries to walk away, and he gently tugs at her dupatta to reel her back.

Dupattas are awesome for dancing bhangra. Dupatta tera sat rang da.

By: Cress

Cress — Sat, 24 May 2008 12:41:19 +0000

Great pics indeed! Any pics of how the brown laheria (?) one came out?

Desiknitter - you are so right as well! Happy times standing in Lajpat Nagar Central Market - chaat in one hand - picking colours. It’s an alchemy I can never quite resist, finding the suit piece is, fine, but any excuse to get the dupatta dyed. They tend to be the only part of my Delhi fieldwork garb to survive into London life - not least because they keep the drizzle from going down my neck so well (wrapped 3 times round), out and about on a bicycle.

Am always fascinated the myriad uses they get put to as well, in dress, (from ghunghat, to demure all chest covering, to bust enhancement, to just languidly over one shoulder, all depending on drape) to just being a handy piece of cloth; from hoiking hot pans off the stove, wiping snotty kids noses (eugh!) to Delhi police always advertised self defense courses - including how to use one as self defense? Still can’t envisage that.

And that’s before we get to teenage tie-dye projects; wish I’d known about these guys then!

By: jacqueline

jacqueline — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:04:44 +0000

lovely post and sweet image (little teeth-bitten holes).

By: desiknitter

desiknitter — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:19:15 +0000

Arre wah, a fiber arts post and with great process pics! Did they tell you what their dyes are made of? The instant dye-matching to the salwar kameez is indeed an art, and eating chaat while waiting for it to dry is absolutely a rule. If you didn’t find it readymade, there was always a dyer at Lajpat Nagar’s Central Market who got you the right shade.

My favourite dupatta song is the old Lata classic from Barsaat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0mB9lR2c9U

Now I want to know what patterns the master knitters of Lahore are working up!