This research study is on the Tie and dye industry of Kachchh and Jamnagar districts of Gujarat state. This craft documentation was carried out through various stages of secondary research, primary research, field study, market study, photography and documentation.
 A week was spent on doing the secondary research on Tie and Dye. Various books, websites, documents were referred and an overview of the craft was obtained. This was followed by a two week field visit, where the first stop was Bhuj. A week was spent understanding the craft in Bhuj and interviewing the artisans. After Bhuj we travelled to Mandvi for two days and the research was further continued in Jamnagar which was ur last and final stop. At all these places their social and economic issues as well as their involvement in the process was discussed. Interactions with the artisans, industrialists and designers in their own surroundings gave us an insight into their lives in a way that no secondary research could provide.
It was understood that the Tie and dye of Gujarat is very famous and an important handicraft. Tie and Dye of this region became world famous by its local name Bandhani. Bandhani can be called a magical play of colored dots which are placed with a view of creating a new pattern or design. The fabric is first tied and then dipped into suitable dyes to obtain a resist in the tied areas. The overall investment required in this craft is almost negligible.
Apart from the industries the local markets of Bhuj, Bhujodi, Mandvi and Jamnagar were visited which not only gave us a better understanding if the end product, but it also provided information about the selling cost and the various customer demands. This document includes the comparison on the bandhani of Kachchh and Jamnagar along with the process, technique and tools favoured by the artisans of this region. This document is a culmination of extensive research and hard work.

Bandhani is not merely a fabric; it is a bundle of secrets - secrets tied into bundles of tiny knots by thousands of women all over Kachchh and Jamnagar. A Bandhani once opened, narrates these secrets through its motifs and engulfs the wearer in its warmth. It all started on a clear summer night as my three group members and I waited anxiously to unfurl our knots and set our stories free. We waited on the bus stop with serenity on our faces and hope in our hearts. We were eager to learn, to know, to discover but also 
scared of what lay ahead. In a span of two weeks this craft has taught me more about the world more than I could have ever learnt. It showed us that there are all kinds of people - humble, kind, selfless, helpful, trustworthy, also the not so good, selfish, egotistic, racist… and I got to meet them all. I took me travelling from air conditioned rooms to four walls with no electricity, from scorching summer heat in Kachchh to the heavy downpour of Jamnagar, from foot from foot to cars to 
buses to ‘chakkdas’, I experienced it all. If only I knew then, that all of that was the easy part, the fun part; the real challenge was writing the story on paper. We had long nights, heated arguments, endless discussions, it almost felt like we were married to each other. But at the end, we all wanted the same thing, to do all the justice to ‘Bandhani’, we could; because even if we could give back a tiny knot of what it has taught us, then all of this would have been worth it.