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INDIA
Gujarat I returned to India in the 10's to visit the northeast states. |
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There is a truly amazing variety of cloth styles, types and techniques around the country.*
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Traditionally, Rabari are camel herders and wanderers, and were once nomadic people. These days the Rabari are said to be semi-nomadic. Some live in small hamlets of round huts with mud walls and thatched roofs; others live in big villages and towns.*
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Applique in India involves sewing and embroidering cut-out figures of bright cloth onto a contrasting- or complimentary-colour cloth to produce bed linens, bags, tablecloths, and lamp shades.*
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*These captions are from India -- Lonely Planet's travel guide.