WELCOME TO ETHNIQUITIES

Ethniquities is a small family -run business. Myself and my husband have travelled various regions of India, and found ourselves falling in love with the people, the land and discovered a passion within ourselves for the embroideries of this land and of these people. I am a huge hoarder of these largely under-rated works of art. I consider it my quest to bring back as many complete cloths as I can find because more and more of these wonderful cloths are being cut up to meet the demand for the commercial patchwork market. I became a captive fan the moment my eyes first looked upon the wild colours and colour combinations used that I find so unique to India.

My passion for these wonderful embroideries has led myself and my husband Tony to lead a fascinating lifestyle as we hunt for these totally individual, and largely under-rated works of art. Wild varieties of colour combinations and embroidery stitches make these works unforgettable and totally unique. I hope you enjoy the following 'taste' of India.

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	SARI BEDCOVERS. Beautiful saris are used to make up these unique bedcovers. They all feature sequin and chain work which is fashioned into intricate designs. They are all very well sewn. I have one family that does this work for me
	PATCHWORK WALL HANGINGS This is an exciting range of patchwork wall hangings featuring the embroideries of Gudjerat, India. Most of them have the wonderful feature of shisha (mirror) work to add to their beauty.
	SARI CUSHION COVERS Beautiful saris have been used to make stunning covers featuring the very best of sari works. Stunning use of jari and bead work is featured here.
	SMALL SARI CUSHION COVERS Beautiful saris have been used to make stunning covers featuring the very best of sari works. Stunning use of jari and bead work is featured here.
	HAND PAINTED ELEPHANT CUSHIONS This is a new range of cushion covers comprising of a hand painted picture surrounded by beautiful sari borders.
	RANGE OF CUSHION COVERS This is a small range of cushion covers. Most of them feature the auspicious elephant.
	CASUAL SUEDE BAGS See this range of suede casual bags. They are very well made.
	BATIKS & DEITY HANGINGS This range is a mixture of batiks and deity wall hangings Most of the wall hangings are beautifully highlighted with sequin work.
	DEITY PORTALS This range is a mixture of portals of either the central figure of Ganesh, of a combination of 4 deities. Good fun and funky
	SHORT TORANS A beautiful range of stunning hand embroidered short torans. A toran is a traditional welcoming device into the Indian home. The petals are said to represent mango leaves.
	LONG TORANS A wonderful range ofhand embroidered long torans..up to 17 and 18 feet long!! They feature themes of flora and fauna, and also Ganesh, the elephant head God
	CANOPIES/ RAS MANDALS These are traditional ras mandals (wedding canopies). They feature a wild variety of themes and colours. They are all hand embroidered, and all unique .To me, they are works of art.
	CHAKLAS Chaklas are small hand embroidered wall hangings. Some have a backing put on to these so that they can serve as cushion covers if required. They still retain their original hanging loops, so that they can still be 'hung' if one should so wish.
	GANESH PORTALS Ganesh, the elephant head God, is seen as the remover of all obstacles to happiness. Thus, when one enters the home via this portal, all ones troubles are left 'outside'. There is a wild variety of animals and deities and floral designs also used to embellish these wonderful works.
	MIXTURE This is a page where I have put a mixture of items. They range from large hand embroidered patchwork covers/throws to covers that are made up from exotic sari borders. I am trying to photograph these fabulously wild large patchworks now, so expect some fantastic additions asap including crewel work.
PREVIEW	PREVIEW This is a section where you can view what I am buying whilst in India. Any item can be reserved be getting in touch with me via e mail.
	LINDSEY B This is part of a collection of sculptures by the artist Lindsy B. They have been stored since the 1980's and are unopened in their original boxes. Here are pictures of Lindsey's collection that I havefor sale right now. There is also some information on Lindsey and her works.
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