WOVEN WONDERS: Fine Artisanal Textiles from Assam and West Bengal
June 21 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm PDT
Meenu Devrani of Fyoli Fyoli in collaboration with
SACHI is proud to present
WOVEN WONDERS:
Fine Artisanal Textiles from Assam and West Bengal
We are delighted to welcome Visiting Master Artisan
and National Awardee, Anuradha Kuli from tribal Assam,
recipient of a 2025 special Award granted by the
Ministry of Textiles
Sunday, June 21, 2026 · 11 am – 5:30 pm
AC Hotel Palo Alto · 744 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA
AC Hotel Palo Alto · 744 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA
Program Highlights
11:00 – 11:45 am
Muga: the Golden Thread — A presentation on the rare, naturally golden silk of Assam.
The Alchemy of Nature — An exclusive look into Anuradha’s natural dyeing process.
Art of the Drape — A live sari draping demonstration featuring the Mekhala Chador.
Joy of Handlooms — Wear your most beautiful handloom textiles and spread the sari joy!
11:00 – 11:45 am
Muga: the Golden Thread — A presentation on the rare, naturally golden silk of Assam.
The Alchemy of Nature — An exclusive look into Anuradha’s natural dyeing process.
Art of the Drape — A live sari draping demonstration featuring the Mekhala Chador.
Joy of Handlooms — Wear your most beautiful handloom textiles and spread the sari joy!
12:00 – 5:30 pm
Exhibition and sale of fine artisanal saris, apparel, and jewelry.
Exhibition and sale of fine artisanal saris, apparel, and jewelry.
Born into a small tribal village in Assam where women were expected to remain invisible, Anuradha Kuli, built instead- a collective of over sixty craftspeople, a living practice rooted in the silk traditions of the
Ahom Dynasty. Her textiles draw on three distinct Assamese silks – Muga, a golden wild silk produced nowhere else; Eri; and Mulberry – alongside cotton, all dyed with turmeric, lac, madder, indigo and other
plant-based pigments.
Anuradha designs each collection, supervises thread production, and passes the work to her weaver artisans. Muga, once reserved for royalty, is singular to this region-naturally warm, naturally golden. Anuradha’s work honors this uniqueness. Her designs are un- compromising in material honesty. For her years of contribution to handlooms, she was honored with the Sant Kabir National Award last year.
Fyoli Fyoli is a social enterprise focusing on naturally colored textiles and natural dye – reminiscent of the famed muslin Jamdanis of an earlier era. The textiles represent high-count needlework Jamdanis made with handspun cotton yarns, silk and zari, in thoughtful collaboration with grassroots artisan communities practicing ancestral crafts. You can learn more about Fyoli Fyoli’s vision and ethos here.