Initially seen as a mark of wealth and status, these embroideries have become the culture markers of specific geographies. The process of tailoring, embellishing and needle working has fostered the development of a varied type of sewing techniques and the decorative...
Derived from Persian and Mughal influences, a darner skilled in the handwork is said to have brought it with him from Persia. The Aari Work, uses a special type of crooked needle to make consistent loops where each loop is held by the subsequent one to give it a...
A versatile yet simple running stitch that can be applied in a multitude of ways, Kantha uses pre-loved fabrics to create beautiful patterns that are worked by hand and cannot be mass-produced in any way which makes no two pieces of Kantha ever look the same. Unlike...
Extensively used during the time of the Mughals, Bullion stitch came to India from China and is worked by twisting a thread around a needle several times before it touches the cloth. A series of bullion stitches make up for the bullion knot. Also, originally the...
Folk women of native communities in Gujarat used patchwork to make large canopies and tents. For patchwork, various patterns and colours of fabric are cut in different sizes to form a complete piece of work. The interesting thing to note in this type of embroidery is,...
