Agasti journal

Embroidery is a skilful and beautiful craft of decorating fabrics using a needle to apply thread or other decorative materials. The decorative materials include pearls, beads, quills, sequins and silk threads, depending on what is being embroidered. There are so many different types of embroidery techniques are used around the world, such as Aari, Assisi, Kasuthi, Phulkari, Chikankari and much more. Embroidered cushion covers decorate any living space beautifully. Much nicer than any other normal cushions. They are also head turners. The embroidered cushion covers at our home always get noticed and people comment on them all the time. Check...

All our products are handmade, so obviously we are biased. But there are some really good reasons why we should prefer handcrafted products over factory-made ones.  In this blog, let's keep it simple and concentrate on the five most important reasons. 1. Handcrafted products are made thoughtfully by humans Have you seen how textiles are made in the factories? The fabrics go into a machine, and it prints using some chemical dyes. There is no soul in it. There is no story behind it. But when something is handcrafted, there is a human behind making those products. The human has patience, empathy and responsibility. He expresses his...

Hello there, Even before I start writing, I am going to address the elephant in the room here. You might ask, why am I, a business owner who sells quilts online, writing about women's mental health? I am not an expert in mental health and I am not going to pretend as if I am one. But I am a woman, a mother, a wife, a business owner and like any other woman in this world, I have been through up's and downs in my life. I have struggled and still do struggle with depressions and the anxieties of my...

  Nowadays, minimalism is one of those famous words that is being thrown around everywhere. Some people hype it so much, that scares other people into thinking that they may not be able to achieve minimalism in their life. It is not that complicated and anyone with the right mindset can achieve minimalism. Whether in their home or in their minds 🙂   Okay, so what is minimalism? To put it simply, minimalism means "letting go". Yup, that's about it. Letting go of the unwanted and keeping only the bare minimum that is required to pursue your life without major...

People get confused when it comes to terms like quilt, duvet, doona, comforter, coverlet, etc. They do not need to be confusing and in this blog, I have explained the difference between these products in simple terms.