> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Stephanie Sporn > Reference:: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/cult-favorite-bamboo-blinds > Date:: 2023 > Tags:: #warp #India > WeftLinks:: [[Economic value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft is an enduring source of employment]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Chik blnds are still made by hand. ### Highlights > the designer says she loves to use chik blinds in a library, a family room, or a powder room. “They are casual in a sophisticated way.” > > Graham notes has been working with the same family of artisans in Delhi throughout this venture. > > One group of makers specializes in splitting the bamboo into *tilas,* or small slivers, which requires “considerable control and experience,” Graham says. The tilas then must be scraped so there are no splinters, and then another cohort handles the production of the screen (or chik) itself. For that, at least two people work simultaneously: “There are often women in their sixties sitting down with their daughters and granddaughters to make them,” Graham says. > > As for how Graham found such gifted artisans, he gives credit to the [Delhi Crafts Council](http://www.delhicraftscouncil.org/), who helped fund families with knowledge of blind making