OUR CRAFT
Every Kapara piece begins with the cloth.
We work with a small network of makers and workshops in India, using techniques including hand block printing, handloom weaving, screen printing, quilting, tailoring and embroidery. The method changes from piece to piece, but what matters is the texture, variation and character it brings to the finished textile.
Many of these relationships have developed over years, allowing us to stay close to the making process and work directly on colour, print, fabric and finish.
BLOCKPRINT
Our block-printed fabrics are printed by hand using carved wooden blocks, with each colour applied separately. The process leaves small variations in colour and placement, which are part of what gives the cloth its character. We use block printing across bedding, baby pieces and quilts when we want a softer, less uniform print
WEAVING
Some of our textiles are woven by hand on traditional looms by specialist weaving communities in India. Handloom fabric has a texture and irregularity that machine-woven cloth does not, and we use it where that slightly more tactile finish suits the piece.
TAILORING
We have worked with several of our tailoring teams for many years. They turn the printed and woven cloth into the finished pieces, from bedding and quilts to smaller accessories, with particular attention to construction, stitching and finish.
SCREEN PRINTING
Screen printing allows us to create crisp, repeat patterns while still retaining the slight variation of a hands-on printing process. Each colour is printed separately through a mesh screen before the fabric is dried and set.
ART
We work with a family-run studio in Jaipur’s Old City to produce our hand-painted artwork. Each piece is painted individually on parchment paper using fine brushes and traditional pigments, so no two are exactly alike.