The Aanamra collection — Arunima in rose and Trikona in black hanging on a brass rail, with Vanya in Blue and Vanya in jade folded on stone plinths and an olive lace-up back on a stand

Handlooms · Timeless style · A more meaningful tomorrow

Cloth that was made, not printed.

Handwoven ikat cotton, cut into pieces you will actually reach for. Made in small runs in Hyderabad.

Breathable cotton

Pure handwoven cotton, chosen for Indian weather — it breathes, it softens, it lasts.

Traditional ikat

Yarn-dyed and handwoven on Indian looms. The feathered edge is the signature of real ikat.

Versatile style

Designed to work with jeans on a weekday and with silver on a Sunday.

Small runs

We weave what we can sell. Less waste, and a piece you will not see everywhere.

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Worn, loved, reordered

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Trikona — the tasselled lace-up back of the black and ivory triangle ikat top

What ikat means

The pattern is in the yarn, not on it.

Ikat is dyed before it is ever woven. The yarn is tied off in sections, dipped, dried, untied and only then set on the loom — so the weaver is lining up a pattern that already exists in the thread.

That is why the edges look feathered, why no two metres are identical, and why it never cracks or peels the way a print does. It is also why a single metre takes days of work before it exists at all.

  • Yarn-dyed, so the colour goes all the way through
  • Handwoven on Indian looms, not power looms
  • Pre-washed, so the shrinkage has already happened

How to look after it

No payment gateway, on purpose

How ordering works

We are small. So instead of taking your money and hoping, we confirm everything with you first — then you pay.

You send the bag

Pick your pieces and sizes, add your name, number and address, and send. Nothing is charged.

We confirm

We check the weave is in stock, work out the total with shipping, and message you on WhatsApp.

You pay

Pay by UPI or bank transfer once you are happy with the total. We share the details on WhatsApp.

We ship

Packed and handed to the courier, usually within 2 working days. You get the tracking number.

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Why we exist

It started as a dream, and it nearly stayed one.

Aanamra was a “coming soon” page for a long time. Work, family and the ordinary weight of life kept pushing it back. The people around us never let it go — and that is the only reason it exists at all.

Handlooms. Timeless style. A more meaningful tomorrow.

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Aanamra — we're back. Same dreams, a brighter tomorrow.

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On Instagram

New weaves land there first. Every piece on this site started as a post.

Arunima — wine ikat square-neck top Vanya in Teal — teal ikat cotton tunic Trikona — monochrome triangle ikat top Arunima — the corded lace-up back Vanya in Blue — indigo ikat mandarin collar top Earth Ikat Top — earth and ivory ikat sleeveless top

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