TODA Embroidery shawl
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Carry your essentials with a touch of timeless Nilgiri heritage with this handcrafted Toda Mobile Sling Bag. Featuring authentic hand embroidery by artisans from the Toda community, it showcases bold geometric motifs and intricate needlework inspired by a rich and enduring cultural tradition. Compact and practical, the sling-style design is perfect for carrying your mobile phone and other small essentials while keeping your hands free. Lightweight and easy to style, it seamlessly complements both ethnic and contemporary outfits. Each bag is individually handcrafted and hand embroidered by skilled women artisans, making every piece truly one of a kind. Natural variations in the embroidery patterns and detailing are a beautiful reflection of the artisan’s individual craftsmanship. A perfect blend of Toda heritage, handcrafted artistry, and everyday convenience.
Toda mobile pouch. 1 Toda mobile pouch.
Listed size: 0.20*0.13.
Toda embroidered cotton
Use it to carry a phone and small essentials while keeping the embroidery visible.
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Heritage stories
FAQ
Yes. Toda embroidery is worked by hand through counted stitches, mainly by Toda women artisans, without a stencil or embroidery frame.
Yes. Toda embroidery is a GI-recognised heritage craft from the Nilgiris, known for its disciplined red, black and off-white visual language.
Each piece carries reverse-side, knot-free embroidery and sacred geometric motifs inspired by the land, life and cultural memory of the Toda community.
The Toda community is small, with around 1,600 people, and fewer than 1,000 Toda women continue to keep this painstaking craft alive.
Small stitch, colour and placement variations are natural in handmade embroidery. They are part of the character of a slow-made textile.
Keep it dry, store it folded, and spot clean gently. Avoid harsh scrubbing, bleach and machine wash cycles that can stress hand embroidery.

About the Toda community
The Toda people are an indigenous pastoral community of the Nilgiris, the Queen of Hill Stations. Their embroidery is carried mainly by Toda women, fewer than 1,000 of whom continue to keep this vulnerable craft alive through patient counted stitches, no frame work, and a disciplined red, black and off-white palette.
Crafted slowly. Carried forward with pride.