This embroidery and quilt making comes from the
northern districts of Karnataka. Women of the various
communities make Khowdi (patchwork quilts) with an
abandon of colour and composition. They are structured
using three to six layers of reused fabrics and held
together by running stitches that transverse in lines and
squares. The women of the Banjara or Lambani
community use their traditional skills in embroidery as
a means of livelihood.