Manjistha
The piece
Manjistha is Indian madder, the root that has dyed cloth red on this subcontinent for more than four thousand years. What it is fixed with decides the red, so no two dyeings match. Here it is the warm red between brick and rose. Shown as a rendering. Woven to order in Jaipur.
- Materials
- Hand-spun wool, undyed or dyed with natural dyes, cotton warp
- Dimensions
- Made to order in this shape, sized to your room. Shown at 6 × 9 ft (about 1.8 × 2.7 m)
- Density
- 6 to 14 knots per inch
- Lead Time
- 6 to 10 months on the loom
- Origin
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
