A Wonderful, Very Large Ralli
October 26, 2011
When I choose a ralli, the quilted cotton patchworks of Sindh, I choose them not for their proper front, but for what is meant to be their back. I’m showing a smashing one here today.
To me, this arrangement of color and form is really sophisticated and marvelous, and I prefer the “wrong side” of a ralli to its intricately patchworked and appliqued side, shown here.
Here’s another in my collection with a really unbelievably beautiful “wrong” side.
Rallis come in all sizes and shapes and, therefore, they are used differently according to their size: large ones such as the one shown here are bedcovers; smaller ones like this, could have been a sitting cushion or perhaps a dowry bag that has been opened.
This one measures 78″ x 66″ or 198 cm x 168 cm. It was most likely made in the mid-twentieth century. And of course it’s completely hand stitched.
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