Kawandi er en traditionell tekstilteknikk som brukes av Siddi-folket i vestlig del Indien, der er af afrikansk herkomst. Derfor kalles de også "Siddi quilts".

Ordet "kawandi" betyder "dekk" på Siddi-språket[2]. Kawandi-teknikken gøres ved å lagre små stykker af stoff og så sy til dem med en flettende systing[1]. Teknikken ligner andre quilting-teknikker, men Kawandi-teknikken er unikke i bruken på farver og mønster. 

For å lære mer om Kawandi-teknikken og Siddi-folket som gjør dem, kan du besøke non-profits organisasjon African Quilts of India[2]. Du kan også ta virtual klasser i Kawandi-syning med instruktører som Sujata Shah[3][7].

Kilder:

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFd0xEfKeto 

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddi 

[3] https://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2022/08/kawandi-quilt.html 

[4] https://pieceworkmagazine.com/pieced-together-african-quilts-of-india/ 

[5] https://gothamquilts.com/products/kawandi-style-quilting-virtual-class 

[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unhoO0zO6M4 

[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmZsnevnG-o 

[8] https://www.henrydrewal.com/exhibit_stitching_history.html 

[9] https://dizzyquilter.com/2023/10/07/kawandi-style-quilting-on-demand/ 

[10] https://dizzyquilter.com/2021/02/24/kawandi-quilting-with-quilt-lab/ 

[11] https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160801-indias-forgotten-jungle-dwellers 

[12] https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/arts/design/soulful-stitching-patchwork-quilts-by-africans-siddis-of-india.html 

[13] https://coursehorse.com/online/classes/art/textile/quilting/kawandi-style-quilting 

[14] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcnMk1VIz5E 

[15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddis_of_Karnataka 

[16] https://trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/regional-traditions/indian-subcontinent/siddi-quilts-india 

[17] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lcm_0_dgls 

[18] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135801/ 

[19] https://www.patchwork-europe.eu/en/workshops/kawandi-siddi-quilts/ 

[20] https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/2020/11/kawandi.html 

[21] https://www.dw.com/en/siddi-indias-forgotten-africans/g-53938737 

[22] https://www.anytexture.com/2022/09/learning-about-kawandi-quilts/ 

[23] https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/siddi-community-in-india-indian-africans-south-africa-13632-2016-06-11 

[24] https://pieceloveandhappiness.blogspot.com/2019/03/modern-kawandi-making.html 

[25] https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/africa/dhamaal-the-incredible-story-of-how-east-african-culture-shaped-the-music-of-a-state-in-india-87491