Essence of Indian Embroideries

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Essence of Indian Embroideries

• The Art of Needle and Thread Work.

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Embroidered Fabrics

• Embroidery on fabrics are the classical art form
  of thread-and-needle work.Beautiful simple to
  intricate designs are crafted on the fabric by
  piercing the needle in the middle through the
  woven fibers in a pattern using variant colors of
  thread and beads, zari, metallic threads etc.

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Indian Embroideries

• India is known for its rich cultural heritage
  and arts. And the art of thread-and-needle work
  is still a valuable one, recognized around the
  world.Embroideries crafted using colorful
  threads to use of zari, gotta, stones or other
  accessories are meant to add royalty and
  elegance to the fabricWith modernization,
  machine work embroideries came into existence
  giving more precise work in comparably less time
  than hand-work embroideries.

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Types of Indian Embroideries

• Indian culture encases various forms of
  embroideries. Some of them are
• Lucknowi Chikankari
• Zari
• Banjara
• Gota
• Kantha
• Shisha/Mirror work

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Types of Indian Embroideries

• Lucknowi Chikankari
• Most beautiful and sophisticated form of
  embroidery crafted on light/contrast colored
  fabric.
• Threads are pierced through the fabric and woven
  around the design imprinted on the fabric with
  washable ink.
• Chikankari work is not limited to women wear, but
  is to add elegance and royalty to mens wear.

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Types of Indian Embroideries

• Zari
• Zari, a persian word meaning gold embroidery.
• Originally, precious stones, pearls were woven
  using gold or silver threads on the fabric,
  giving the fabric royal and luxurious look.
• With modernization, gold colored plastic threads
  and beads are used to make affordable fabrics.
• Zari embeds rich look and glamorous texture to
  the fabric.

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Types of Indian Embroideries

• Banjara
• Banjara embroidery is a cultural heritage of
  nomadic tribes.
• Colorful threads are used to decorate fabric
  making different patterns.
• Banjara embroidery use bright base cloth and the
  motifs, beads and mirror are highlighted in
  geometric pattern.
• Chain and overlaid quilting stitch are used to
  craft unique designs.

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Types of Indian Embroideries

• Gota
• Gota embroidery are meant to give graceful and
  royal impression to the fabric.
• It basically originated from Rajasthan and used
  zaris from lucknow to form elaborate patterns and
  unique surface texture.
• Fabrics like satin, georgette, bandhani etc are
  used to kinari work using gold or silver wires on
  fabric by hemming or backstitching.
• Gota embroidery are meant to add ethnic look to
  sarees, lehenga, dress, kurta etc..

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Types of Indian Embroideries

• Kantha
• Originates from Bengal, Odisha and Tripura
• Kantha embroidery are done by stitching on the
  cloth.
• Flower, animals, geometric patterns are crafted
  on the fabric
• Kantha embroidery is known for it simple, leisure
  look that is enough to match any occasion.

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Types of Indian Embroideries

• Shisha/Mirror
• Was brought to India by Iranian travelers.
• Fabric are decorated using a special cross
  stitch, to affix mirrors of varied size and
  shapes to the apparel.
• From apparel to accessories, mirror-work stays in
  fashion because of its unique approach to
  embroidery.

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