Shradha Kochhar on Threading the Needle with Care and Community

Award-winning textile artist Shradha Kochhar is renowned for her elaborate handspun knitted essays and khadi sculptures made of Kala cotton, techniques deeply rooted not only in the principles of sustainability, but also in Kochhar’s own attempt at deepening the collective memory of indigenous Indian textile work outside of Western influence. Born in Delhi but now based in Brooklyn, Kochhar brings these philosophies to her sold-out Drawing with Yarn workshop, a meditative haven that encourages people to slow down and play with texture, fabric, and their own creativity. Kochhar sat with journalist Ayesha Le Breton to chat about the outpour of support to her sessions, and how she began building a decolonial and intimate artistic practice to process grief and also create community.