Our story

Vastra Ghar means "house of clothes". The little Gujarati line under our name, ભરત ગૂંથણનું ઘર, a home of embroidery and handwork, says what it really is: a small studio in Ahmedabad where everything is made by hand.

The hands behind every piece

Vastra Ghar is run by Janki Pittalia, a fashion designer who works in hand embroidery. She designs every piece herself and stitches it thread by thread. There are no machines and no factory, just needle, thread and a lot of patience.

From a single rose to a whole jacket

Some of our pieces are tiny: a rose no bigger than a fingertip, stitched in raised thread and set in an antique-finish metal frame to become a pendant, a pair of earrings or a bracelet. Others are much bigger:

• roses climbing up the back of a denim shirt, or a field of wildflowers across a denim jacket
• embroidered necklines on kurtis and silk blouses
• mirror work on a festive chaniya choli
• traditional Kutchi embroidery with mirrors and tassels

No two pieces are the same

Because every stitch is done by hand, each piece turns out a little different from the last, in the shade of a petal or the curl of a leaf. We think that's the best part: what you get is truly one of a kind.

If it can be stitched, Janki can make it

Jewellery and clothes are only the start. Janki takes on almost any kind of handwork: earrings, pendants and other jewellery, kurtis, blouses and denim, festive wear, mobile covers, and pieces for your home. If you have an idea, she can make it by hand, in your colours and for your occasion.

See some of her work on our Our work page, then tell us what you have in mind and we'll talk it through.

Come and say hello

We're based in Ahmedabad, and you can follow new pieces as they come off the hoop on Instagram at @vastra__ghar__. In April 2025 we also had a stall at Urban Flea at Karnavati Club. Read about it on our blog.

Thank you for being here, and for loving things made slowly, by hand.