Craft

Craft

Hand fans made from nakshi at the month-long crafts fair and folk festival in Naryanganj’s Sonargaon Upazila. Photo: TBS

Crafts fair, folk festival in Narayanganj brings back lost traditions of rural Bengal

The festival will continue till 14 February

Hand-painted sarees are their most sought-after items, coveted by fashion enthusiasts far and wide. Photo: Courtesy

Preali: Inspired by world art, committed to local craft

Madhuri Sanchita's seed ornaments exhibition

Madhuri Sanchita's seed ornaments exhibition

Authentic kintsugi items are very expensive as the repairs are usually done in real gold, and the process takes a long time. Photo: Unsplash

DIY Kintsugi: Break it to beautify it

Shitalpati: Sylhet’s craft, hundreds of years old, in crisis 

Shitalpati: Sylhet’s craft, hundreds of years old, in crisis 

US President Joe Biden. Photo: Collected

Biden White House tries to craft gun executive orders that can't be undone

Artisans in Rajshahi use wool from sheep to make blankets. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Lack of artisans threatens a craft with extinction