How a Nitara shirt is made.

Slow on purpose. Here's the journey from cloth to closet.

1 — The cloth

We start with cotton, linen, and silk sourced within India — chosen for hand-feel, weight, and how the dye sits on the fibre.

2 — Resist & dye (Shibori)

For our shibori shirts, the cloth is folded by hand, knotted, and dipped in indigo. Each fold creates a different pattern. Each shirt's design is one-of-one — that's how shibori works.

3 — Resist & weave (Ikat)

For ikat, we go upstream. The yarn itself is tied off in a pattern, dyed, and only then woven into cloth. The pattern is part of the fabric, not on top of it.

4 — Print

Our prints are block-printed or screen-printed onto base cloth — polka, ditsy florals, and small geometrics that are quietly recognisable as Nitara.

5 — Cut & sew

Every shirt is cut and stitched in our studio. Small batches — never more than a few dozen of a single design.

6 — Quality, packaging, dispatch

Each shirt is checked, folded, and packed in plastic-free packaging. Free shipping above ₹2,500. Easy returns within 7 days.

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