Nithya Menen Instagram – Tangaliya or Daana weaving 🧵 from Gujarat is mainly practiced by the Dangasia community. It’s history spans back over 700 years ! :) 🕰 The legend goes, that a young man from the shepherding community of Bhadwad , fell in love with a young lady from a neighbouring weaving community🧶 and married her . His family disapproved of the match, and the young couple were made unwelcome. So they settled with her family of weavers and he continued to herd sheep. As he learnt the craft of weaving, he started to use the wool from his sheep 🐑 and thus the art of Tangaliya weaving came into being ! Within the Dangasias and Bhadwads communities, no special occasion was complete without draping or gifting tangaliya weave This craft was unknown to the world until 2007-2008, when it received the GI (Geographical Indication) certification, during the design intervention project by NIFT. The Dangasia community became well known for their tangaliya weaving. However, when the project ended the system started to lose its dynamics. Today, with the introduction of less expensive, printed textiles in the market, many traditional weavers and their descendants are sustaining themselves by working as labourers in factories and farms or migrating to the cities in search of working opportunities. @isha.savetheweave Thank you @lakkarajusailaja for letting me wear your mothers necklace🤎🤎 😊