KNOW ABOUT US
Why There Is No Glue Gun at IBHI — And Why That Matters to You
IBHI is 100% glue gun free. Every bead, tassel, and embellishment is hand-stitched using thread and needle. Here's why that decision makes every IBHI product last longer, look better, and mean more.
If you have ever bought a decorated toran, a festive hanging, or a handmade décor piece — and watched it fall apart within a season — there is a good chance a glue gun was involved.
At IBHI, we made a decision early on. No glue guns. Ever.
Here is why.
What Most Décor Brands Do
Walk into most handicraft production units and you will find glue guns on every table. They are fast, cheap, and convenient. A glue gun can attach a bead, a tassel, or an embellishment in seconds. For a brand trying to produce hundreds of pieces quickly, it is an obvious choice.
But fast and convenient are not the same as good.
Melted glue — the kind that comes out of a glue gun — is essentially a quick-fix adhesive. It holds things together under normal conditions. But the moment it meets heat, humidity, or the kind of rough handling that happens during shipping, travel, or festive storage — it lets go. Beads fall off. Tassels detach. The piece that looked beautiful in the store starts to look tired and incomplete within months.
That is not something we are willing to put our name on.
What We Do Instead
Every single bead, tassel, ghunghru, and embellishment on an IBHI product is attached by hand — using a needle and thread.
Not a machine. Not a shortcut. A needle and thread, in the hands of one of our women artisans, stitch by stitch.
This means every element is secured in a way that does not loosen with heat, does not crack with cold, and does not give up when your IBHI product is packed, shipped halfway across the world, and unpacked in a home in Canada, the UK, or Australia.
Thread does not melt. Thread does not dry out. Thread — when knotted correctly by a skilled hand — holds for years.
But What About Adhesives?
We want to be honest with you. There are situations in our production process where an adhesive is genuinely the right tool — for structural bonding, for MDF surfaces, for certain fabric layers.
In those cases, we use premium grade, professional adhesives that are specifically designed for long-term hold and product durability.
What we do not use is a glue gun as a shortcut. There is a significant difference between a craft adhesive chosen deliberately for a specific purpose — and a hot glue stick used because it is the quickest way to finish a piece before it goes out the door.
One is a craft decision. The other is a cost decision. We choose craft.
Why This Matters to You
You are buying an IBHI product because it means something. It is going on your front door, in your mandir, at a wedding, or being shipped as a gift to someone you love who lives far from home.
It needs to arrive intact. It needs to last through a festival season — and then another one. It needs to still look the way it looked when you first saw it.
That only happens when the person who made it cared enough to do it the slow way.
At IBHI, we have over 300 women artisans who do exactly that. Every piece that leaves our production facility has been touched, stitched, and finished by hand. No glue gun has been involved in attaching a single bead or tassel to any IBHI product.
That is not a marketing line. It is how we work.
The Sustainability Angle
There is one more reason we stay away from glue guns — and it is one we think about more than we talk about.
Hot glue is not sustainable. It is a plastic-based material that does not biodegrade. When a product held together by hot glue falls apart — and it will — both the glue and the piece it was holding often end up in the bin.
Hand-stitched products last longer. Products that last longer are not replaced as quickly. Products that are not replaced as quickly produce less waste.
Sustainability, for us, is not a campaign. It is built into the way we make things.
A Simple Promise
When you buy from IBHI, you are buying something that was made to last. Not made to look good on a product page and fall apart six months later.
No glue guns. No shortcuts. No compromises on the craft.
Just thread, needle, skilled hands — and a product that will still be on your door, in your mandir, or in your home long after the festival it was bought for.
That is the IBHI standard. And we are not changing it.
Want to see how our products are made? Follow us on Instagram @ibhi.co.in or visit ibhi.co.in to explore our full collection — handcrafted, hand-stitched, and made to last.
Discover the Magic of IBHI at the Experience Centre
All orders which are readily available in stock will be dispatched from IBHI's facility within 24 hours.
Pre-Orders:Production timeline for all pre-orders will be 7-8 business days.
Shipping Timeline:- Domestic Orders:The transit period for orders placed within India will be 5 days.
International Orders:The transit period for orders placed outside India will be 8-12 days.
In case you require time-sensitive urgent delivery, we can explore express shipping options. Please get in touch with our team on +91 99788 14653
There are a few sentences which we should say out loud, proudly and vividly but we haven’t. We stand by them, they’re facts which make our organization stand apart and will make people believe in what we believe.
1. We manufacture gifts. We are amongst the very few, indulged into manufacturing in an industry which is filled by curators.
2. Our products are fabric based, we print our own fabric and have a collection of house prints.
3. We have given a digital insight to the heritage textiles of India and towards the western print, we have a Moroccan collection as well.
4. Up to 93% of each product is handcrafted, we take details very seriously.
5. We have put thoughtfulness to the opinion of “It doesn’t matter, I just have to gift”. The gifts we design and create take care of everything that matters from utility, aesthetics to packaging.
6. Our merchandise collection includes home décor, personal accessories and stationery which fits in all categories of gifting and caters to all wedding favors and occasion-giveaway requirements.
_
explained by Pooja Dave
Kanku Chhanta
Kumkum is a vermillion powdered color made using turmeric and lime, holds a unique cultural pedestal in our Indian culture. I have grown up knowing Kumkum as ‘kanku’ in my native language-Gujarati and seeing my grandmother perform the ritual of ‘kanku chhanta’ on every big occasion. Over the years, the ritual became an inseparable part of my soul. Every step we take in our business is massive for us, means and matters so much. From our photoshoot backdrops to print launches to festive beginnings, we have a ‘kanku chhanta’ ceremony for every moment. It is our little effort to take forward traditions, acknowledging every mini leap of our journey and being forever grateful to the rituals that have kept us connected with our roots.