I’m Sara, a textile artist and designer of 20 years, passionate about sharing stories through fabric.

In 2018, feeling the increasing pressure to produce textile goods faster and more cheaply, I began to feel disconnected from the fabrics I was working with. I turned to the long-admired swatches of block-printed cotton and embroidered sari trims in my sketchbook, and decided to retrace their origins.

This creative journey led me to Gujurat, home to deep-rooted textile traditions, including Ajrakh block-printing, a traditionally eco-friendly and complex craft. I was honoured to learn directly from Sufiyan Khatri - a tenth-generation master artisan - who deepened my appreciation for this intricate, time-honoured, art form.

Here I became captivated by Achadiya cloth - the cotton tablecloths that protect the print tables, imprinted with indigo shadows of patterns been and gone.

Inspired by Sufiyan’s teaching and the quiet, organic beauty of these overlooked textiles, I founded Studio Astray.

Studio Astray now works within the constraints of these left-behind cloths. Their colours, shapes, textures, and patterns guide every creation.