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Hand Embroidery in India

On August 20, 2013 By Avinash Tripathi Category: Hand Embroidery in India, Handicraft

Hand Embroidery in India Kashmiri Embroidery The Kashmiri embroidery is traditionally known as Kashida Embroidery. These are objects of rare beauty. Kashmir is known for its beauty and the Kashisa hand-works are as beautiful as Kashmir. Zardosi works are done using metal threads on silk and … [Read more...]

Tribal Embroidery

On August 17, 2013 By Nayan Jha Category: Hand Embroidery in India, Handicraft

Tribal embroidery in India, is mostly done in straight stitches of different lengths made in various thicknesses of yarn. The effect is achieved not by the number of stitches used but by the manipulation of a single stitch in various ways. A zig-zag pattern in which, light and dark colors and white … [Read more...]

Chikan Embroidery of Lucknow

On August 17, 2013 By Nayan Jha Category: Hand Embroidery in India, Handicraft

Lucknow is famous for chikan embroidery. The word chikan just means embroidery. The Chikan embroidery was done on a locally woven muslin called tanzeb, the pattern being stamped with small wooden blocks using red earth colour which washed out after the embroidery was completed. The kurtas … [Read more...]

Kasuti Embroidery of Karnataka

On August 17, 2013 By Nayan Jha Category: Hand Embroidery in India, Handicraft

In Kannada the word for embroidery is Kasuti. As with the chikan of Lucknow so with the Kasuti of Karnataka the word has become identified with the particular type of embroidery produced in that area. The best work is produced in the areas once ruled by the great Chalukya and Vijayanagar empires … [Read more...]

Phulkari Embroidery of Punjab

On August 16, 2013 By Nayan Jha Category: Hand Embroidery in India, Handicraft

Embroidery has for centuries been part of the education of every well brought up Punjabi girl. The Granth Sahib, the religious book of the Sikhs, says "Kadh Kasida pehreh choli, Ta Tum Janoh Nari" (Only when you have yourself embroidered your choli will you be considered an accomplished … [Read more...]

Kashmiri Hand Embroidery

On August 16, 2013 By Nayan Jha Category: Hand Embroidery in India

The Kashmiri embroidery is known as Kashida, a Persian word which, among others, means embroidery as well as drawing. The Kashmiri hand embroidery work uses simple stitches such as the satin, stem, chain and long and short stitches and makes occasional use of the herringbone, button hole and … [Read more...]

Article on Kathiawar Emboridery

On August 16, 2013 By Nayan Jha Category: Hand Embroidery in India, Handicraft

Kathiawar, which took its name from the Kathis, shows a strongly folk element in its embroidery. Kathiawar is very rich in embroidered goods since the art is used for decorating even the humblest home. The toran, or valance, that graces the doorway and offers a welcome to the visitor, is only a … [Read more...]

Sindhi Hand Embroidery

On August 16, 2013 By Nayan Jha Category: Hand Embroidery in India, Handicraft

The Sindhi hand embroidery work shows a delicacy and refinement that can only be the result of court patronage. Even though Sind is no longer a part of India, no work on Indian embroidery can be complete without mention of the hand works done in Sind. Sindhhas absorbed many influences which are … [Read more...]

Brief note on Kutch Hand Embroidery

On August 16, 2013 By Nayan Jha Category: Hand Embroidery in India, Handicraft

The folk hand embroidery of Kutch is done in cotton thread on cotton cloth. Yellow, saffron, white, purple and green are favourite colors. The work is done with darning and herringbone stitches and the motifs include those named above along with the sunflower, mango shoots and creepers. Glitter is … [Read more...]

Indian Embroidery Stitches

On August 16, 2013 By Nayan Jha Category: Hand Embroidery in India, Handicraft

Indian Embroidery Stitches The Indian embroidery stitches belongs to no special caste, community or sex. The art is hereditary like so many other skills in India. It is passed down from father to son or from mother to daughter. Indian embroidery uses many different stitches as well as variations of … [Read more...]

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