We are two architects based in Chandigarh. Somewhere in October 2021, I was introduced to two weavers who were employed with a mill producing dhurries for a famous brand and had recently stopped its production since covid-19 lockdowns. Most of these weavers lost their livelihoods or opted for other business options as tea seller or fruit seller. Only two weavers were left back and were planning to move to other work or retire also. But their love for weaving was evident, especially when they showed and talked about their work. My initial intention was to buy some of their beautiful work for our home and show support for their craft. I came back home and shared my experience and their stories with my wife. And that’s when the ball started to roll. My wife, who has been crocheting for years now, heard the entire episode with enthusiasm and pulled out her old sketch book, where she showed me her designs and sketches that she had intended to crochet as rugs but never got the time to. We both looked at each other and knew we were thinking the same thing! Let’s convert these into dhurries! Let’s take a break from our usual and let’s explore this traditional craft! Madan ji and Mushir ji are now our teachers and are bringing our designs to life! The panja weave, or panja dhurrie, is the traditional rug weaving technique in the Punjab and Haryana regions of India. There was a time, when almost every house in a village of this region used to have a house loom and dhurries were woven not only for use in home but intricately designed dhurries were made by relatives as gifts especially for a daughters wedding. With time, this tradition is getting lost, and with it, the craft clusters are diminishing.