My biggest complaint with the typical woven crochet bags was always that they’re made from wool or some cloth material, which wears and tears with time. A bag is meant to protect things from the outside, not the other way around.
The trending crochet or woven beach bags are cute, especially the embellished ones with sequins attached to them. But again, they only work in theory. The second they get in contact with some liquid, not only do all your belongings get sopping wet, and your bag turns into a wet pile of threads, glitter and lost hopes. The current crochet bag trend has progressed to different materials such as macramé and jute. Among them, our beloved koodai has emerged into the spotlight. Woven from palm leaves or recycled plastic by Tamil artisans, these bags were everywhere during our childhood. Stuffed in kitchen corners brimming with veggies, toting around the market, this alternative to plastic bags was not just a more practical and sustainable solution, but also versatile and everlasting.
The koodai bag was your best friend at the grocers, it was what your clothes came home in freshly tailored and fitted. It was the bag that held all your random belongings, secrets, spices, and everything else that makes up a typical Indian childhood.
