Contents: 1. What is so special about the embroideries of Kutch. The Shrujan Story: 2. Changing lives through embroidery. 3. Preserving the past. 4. Protecting the future. The Craft Communities: 5. Embroidery tells stories….. about the craftswomen and their worlds. 6. The Ahir and Meghwaad Gurjar communities practise Ahir embroidery. 7. The Sodha and Jadeja Communities of Kutch and Sindh practice Pakko and Neran embroideries. 8. The Meghwaad Maaru community is best known for its two counted thread embroidery styles called Soof and Khaarak. 9. The Mochi community does Aari embroidery. 10. Each of the four major subgroups of the Jat community has its own distinctive embroidery style. 11. The Raau Node community practises six different embroidery styles. 12. The Haalepotra and Meghwaad Maarwaada communities practise eight styles of embroidery. 13. The Mutva community practises eighteen different styles of embroidery. 14. The Rabaari community has several subgroups, each with its own style of embroidery.
