Our Process

Every Eemli piece begins long before it reaches your home.
It begins with hands.

The Handloom Process

At Eemli, many of our fabrics begin on a handloom.

Before the fabric reaches your home, it begins as individual threads carefully arranged on a traditional loom. A weaver sits at the frame and works steadily, passing the shuttle back and forth, building the cloth line by line. There are no fast-moving machines here. Just rhythm, patience, and skill developed over years.

Handloom weaving is a slow, manual process where every thread is interlaced by hand. The pace is human. The movement is intentional. Because of this, the fabric carries subtle variations in texture and weave. No two metres are exactly the same.

These slight differences are not flaws. They are signs of something made thoughtfully. A reminder that a person shaped this cloth before it became part of your home.

Handloom fabric has a softness and depth that grows with time. It breathes. It settles. It feels honest in a way that mass-produced fabric often does not.

The Block Printing Process

Some of our fabrics are then brought to life through hand block printing.

Each design begins as a wooden block, carved by hand. The block is dipped into dye and pressed carefully onto the fabric, one print at a time. Then again. And again. Slowly, patiently, the pattern begins to take shape.

There is a steady rhythm to block printing. Placement. Pressure. Alignment. Each impression depends entirely on the hands holding the block. Slight shifts in colour or alignment may occur, and that is part of what makes every piece unique.

After printing, the fabric is dried and treated so the colours set into the cloth, ready to be used and lived with.

Block printing is precise yet human. It carries warmth. It carries touch. It carries the quiet beauty of repetition done with care.

Why We Choose These Processes

We work with handloom and block printing because they allow time to remain part of the making.

These are not rushed processes. They require attention, patience, and skill. They support artisans who have learned and practised their craft over generations.

For us, that matters.

Eemli is built on the belief that what we bring into our homes should carry intention. When something is made by hand, you can feel it. In the texture. In the weight. In the small details that quietly stand out.

And that is what we want our pieces to hold.