Udd revitalizes traditional Indian apparel with bold patterns and near-electric hues. Next up, fabric by the yard? The audience could be huge.

Via Sound Horn Please.

Splitting its stock almost equally between ethereally light dohar blankets and weather worn kantha throws, Mela & Roam should satisfy anyone with an eye toward Indian bedding.

Garish and gaudy perhaps, but sometimes a fantastically colorful Indian tapestry is just what a person needs. Along with mughal kings and elaborate wedding processions, Pink Lotus offers depictions of Ganesh, Krishna and Lakshmi — all in sizes large enough to re-purpose for pillows, quilting squares, table linens, et cetera.

Combining  Portuguese roots with an immersion in Indian hand printing techniques, Tinturia offers quilts, scarves, tea towels and bags — each of which express a delicate visual balance between old and new.

Via The World of Interiors.

Tina Tabone’s lovingly produced website shows off her passion for textiles — and her knack for collecting great looking pieces from around the globe. Above, a painted cloth from India.

– Hidden little gems at Fabindia…

Continuing in the holiday-shopping vein, here are four more Etsy vendors to check in on — especially if you’re looking for a bit of global fusion:

Ikat & Batik: a vast array of pillows at amazing prices

Silkway: ikat pillows, clothing, and fabric by the yard

Threads of Old: one of a kind embroidery and applique from India

Studyo: pillows, bedding and more from Central Asia

Couleur Nature designs and produces both “Provencal-inspired” table linens and Indian inspired bedding. (They also sell traditional kanthas handmade in India, as pictured above.)

Via Elle Decor.

It’s easy to find yourself far aloft and far from home in the search for new textile inspiration. Tonight it’s India with three sites of interest: Masala Chai, Anek Designs (pillow featured here), and the Indian textile importer Maharaja Me.

Events in Japan weigh heavily, not only for the well-being of all those directly involved in the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, but for what these events say about our collective human plight. The textile above isn’t Japanese, but was made in India in the late 17th / early 18th century for the Japanese market. It’s a small reminder of the long history of our global interconnectedness. Here’s a link to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s database entry on the piece.  (It’s referred to as a “length of Sarasa”, a term I’m not familiar with.)