Resham
Silk with a soft lustre.
One artwork
Many thread
In Banaras, individual threads become extraordinary textiles. Here, each person adds a digital thread to a shared artwork inspired by that tradition.
Weaving Banaras Living Tapestry...
Rendering Community Thread Weave
Patron
Location: Varanasi
Thread Type: Resham
Color: Crimson
THE SHARED TAPESTRY
See where you belong.
Every new thread adds to the whole. Choose one that speaks to you and make your contribution.
Existing artwork shown here. Thread placement is illustrative in this preview.
01 — Your thread
03 — A tapestry grows
A small gesture
A shared creation
It takes just a moment to become part of the tapestry.
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Choose your thread
Select a thread inspired by Banaras’s weaving traditions. Your choice is a way to connect with the city’s materials and making.
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Add your details
Your digital thread receives a color, location, and a real embroidered place in the living artwork.
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See it. Share it.
Watch your thread being sewn into the tapestry in real time, then download and share your patron poster.
You are contributing online, not buying or sending a physical thread.
Every thread has a character
Silk, cotton and metallic yarns bring different textures to a weave. Explore them here, then choose your thread.
Katan
Smooth, finely twisted silk.
Zari
A metallic glimmer.
Sona Zari
The warmth of gold.
Roopa Zari
The cool sheen of silver.
Meena Resham
Colour within a motif.
Cotton Sut
Softness in a simple thread.
Tussar / Ghicha Silk
Texture with an earthy character.
The latest threads
in our shared artwork.
Recent contributions to the collective artwork.