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Banni Embroidery Banni Embroidery The embroidered fabrics that come from Banni in Kutch are famous for bright yellow, red and saffron colors and mirror work with beads. The embroidery is done by the Jat community and is known for the intricacy and richness. The fabric is embellished with architectural designs and is also called Heer [...]

Bidri Embroidery Bidri Embroidery Bidri comes from the place called Bidar near Hydrabad in Andhra Pradesh. Bidri refers to the art of silver inlay on black colored metal. The embroiderers there tried to bring that same effect on cloth. It is silver embroidery primatily on black cloth. The stitches and the elements are same as [...]

Mirror Embroidery Mirror Embroidery One of the most attractive things in Indian specifically Gujarati embroidery is incorporating the shisha or the mirror. The art is supposed to have its origin in Persia somewhere aroind 13th century. The mirror work is used along with the other stitches to enhance the general effect of the pattern.

Ahir Bharat Embroidery Ahir Bharat Embroidery Ahir tribes can be found in Kutch – chiefly Bhuj, Anjar and Mandvi talukas. Their style similar to mochi or aari embroidery. Among the Hindu Ahir the items commonly embroidered are bags (Kothries), wall hangings or Chaklas. In the house on each side of the doorway are Sankias or [...]

Indian Embroidery Styles * Kantha Embroidery * Banjara Embroidery * Kathi Embroidery * Soof Embroidery * Aari Bharat Embroidery * Rabari Embroidery * Ahir Bharat Embroidery * Banni Embroidery * Kasuti Embroidery * Kashmiri Embroidery * ChikanKari Embroidery * Zardozi Embroidery * Phulkari Embroidery * Bidri Embroidery * Mirror Embroidery Indian Embroidery Styles India has [...]

Needle Craft Embroidery Needle work is very old art whose wide prevalence in Mithila is attested by Vidyapati in his Kirttilata. Recent works on Indian hand embroidery make no mention of embroidery traditions of Mithila or Bihar without the influence of the outside world. Embroidery was created out of the womens love of decoration in [...]

Crochet Embroidery Crochet Embroidery is a traditional craft which has been practised in India for the last 300 to 400 years. The oldest centre of Crochet Embroidery is Jamnagar in Gujarat where women have been involved in this craft since the time of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. This craft is also found around the delta [...]

Kasuti Embroidery The typical traditional Karnataka Kasuti art in embroidery may be traced to the period of the chalukyas when a great renaissance in the field of art and architecture took place.This embroidery is prevalent in the districts of Dharwad, Belgaum, Hubli and Mangalore. The secret of this age-old embroidery form is that it can [...]

Chikan Embroidery An integral part of Indian culture, chikan kari, was strongly rekindled by Moghul patronization and attained perfection as the exquisite needlework and hand work underwent further honing and refinement.The name chikan has been derived from the Persian word Chakin or Chikeen meaning a kind of cloth wrought with needle work. Chikan is said [...]

Embroidery of Madhya Pradesh Embroidery of Madhya Pradesh stands apart for the exceptionality of the intricate work that exhibits the typical style of the people of Madhya Pradesh. The embroidery works of Madhya Pradesh are exemplary as the nomadic people of this state, called Banjaras, are adept at creating a particular type of embroidery work. [...]