In Kaketsugi,
perfection is
Not Visible
-It's Felt
How It All Started
The story of Thread Lab began with a single, frayed thread on a cherished wool jacket.
For over two decades, our founder worked in the global textile and apparel industry — developing fabrics, ensuring quality for international brands, and advocating for sustainable production. During those years, one truth became impossible to ignore: in a world obsessed with the new, we had forgotten how to truly care for what we already own.
That realization sparked a quiet pursuit — to learn the world’s most refined methods of textile repair. In Japan, he encountered Kaketsugi, the art of invisible mending — a restoration practice so meticulous that even under close inspection, the repair disappears into the fabric’s original weave. What began as admiration quickly became a calling.
Upon returning to India, he envisioned a space where craftsmanship meets conservation — where garments, heirlooms, and heritage textiles could be restored with the same reverence with which they were first made.
That vision became Thread Lab, India’s first studio dedicated to luxury textile restoration with advanced French weaving and Japanese mending techniques.
Today, each project at Thread Lab carries that same founding spirit: to restore not just fabric, but the stories woven within it.
Our Founder
With over two decades of experience in textile development and sustainable garment production, Thread Lab founder has spent his career exploring the intricate relationship between fabric, craftsmanship, and longevity. Having worked with global fashion brands, he witnessed firsthand the growing disconnect between mass production and true material appreciation.
In exploration of meticulous restoration techniques eventually led him to advanced French weaving and Japanese mending techniques that echoed his own commitment to precision, patience, and respect for material integrity. Its guiding belief became foundational to his brand: that repair is not merely technical, but spiritual — a quiet act of renewal, not replacement.
Through Thread Lab, he bridges two worlds: the Japanese art of invisible mending and the Indian tradition of textile reverence. His vision is to inspire a new culture of mindful restoration, where garments are preserved not out of nostalgia, but out of gratitude for their beauty and craftsmanship.
“Every stitch is a conversation with the fabric —
a way of listening before restoring.”
Our Philosophy
At Thread Lab, we believe that repair is a form of respect — for the maker, the material, and the memories woven into every thread.
Each fabric we touch carries a story: a wedding sari, a tailored jacket, a family heirloom passed through generations. We approach every restoration with a sense of reverence — preserving not only the garment’s structure but also its essence.
Our practice draws inspiration from Japanese wabi-sabi, the art of finding beauty in imperfection. Through careful mending, we celebrate continuity rather than concealment — transforming damage into quiet resilience.
Thread Lab stands at the intersection of tradition and innovation, bringing together timeless handcraft and modern textile science to restore garments with authenticity, precision, and soul.
“Every fabric holds a life. We mend to help it live again.”