Since achieving BA (hons) in Woven Textiles with a First-class degree in 1998 from the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, England, I have been passionately working with absolute determination and inspiration to revive the heritage of traditional weaving in the contemporary world of Art. As a student, my interest in handwoven textiles led me to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, where I found an immense collection of handwoven fabrics from ancient traditional to modern contemporary and from all over the world: where you can see different cultures and religions as well as similarities and variety in technique. This was the first time where I became absolutely fascinated by the handwoven fabrics of Bangladesh Jamdani. In my research I found that Christopher Columbus had described these fabrics being so fine that one piece of cloth can pass through a signet ring. These fabrics were woven in Dhaka, East Bengal, India (now Bangladesh).
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