TRADITIONAL TEXTILE

1. TRADITIONAL
INDIAN TEXTILES
EMRROIDERIES

2. PHULKARI OF PUNJAB
PHULKARI (PUNJABI: ਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ) REFERS TO THE FOLK EMBROIDERY OF THE
PUNJAB. ALTHOUGH PHULKARI MEANS FLORAL WORK, THE DESIGNS
INCLUDE NOT ONLY FLOWERS BUT ALSO COVER MOTIFS AND
GEOMETRICAL SHAPES. THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF PHULKARI
EMBROIDERY ARE USE OF DARN STITCH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF COARSE
COTTON CLOTH WITH COLOURED SILKEN THREAD. PUNJABI WOMEN
CREATE INNUMERABLE ALLURING AND INTERESTING DESIGNS AND
PATTERNS BY THEIR SKILFUL MANIPULATION OF THE DARN STITCH.
ACCORDING TO KEHAL (2009), A CLOTH WHERE ONLY A FEW FLOWERS ARE
EMBROIDERED IS CALLED A PHULKARI.

3. PHULKARI
MOTIF

4. KANTHA EMBERIODERY OF
WEST BENGAL
Kantha is a centuries-old tradition of stitching patchwork cloth from rags,
which evolved from the thrift of rural women in the Bengali region of the
sub-continent - today the eastern Indian states of West Bengal and Orissa,
and Bangladesh.
Kantha embroidery is an ancient craft, originating from India and was majorly
found in West Bengal. The traditional folk art was popular in Bengal & the word
itself meant 'Patched Cloth', and has been especially used in quilting since its
early days.

5. KANTHA
MOTIF

6. CHIKANKARI OF LUCKNOW
Chikankari (Urdu: ‫کاری‬ ‫کن‬ ‫ِچ‬, Hindi: चिकन की कढ़ाई, चिकनकारी) is a traditional
embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Translated, the word means embroidery
(thread or wire), and it is one of Lucknow's best known textile decoration styles. The
main market in Lucknow for Chikankari based products is Chowk.
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh's state capital, is known worldwide for its distinctive
Chikankari embroidery. Although chikankari work is done worldwide, traditional
Lucknow chikankari is distinct because it uses floral patterns and creepers
throughout the fabric.

7. CHICKANKARI
MOTIF

8. KASUTI EMBROIDERY OF KARNATAKA
Kasuti is world famous embroidery of Karnataka state earlier known as Mysore
state, the motifs and art us a part of women’s world. Kasuti embroidery speaks
about the people of Karnataka, their traditions, customs and professions. It is
said that Kasuti resembles the embroidery of Austria, Hungary and Spain. The
word Kasuti comprised of ‘Kai’ means hand and ‘Suti’ is cotton thread, i.e.
Kasuti is handwork of cotton thread in Karnataka language. Kasuti embroidery
was famous in many places especially in the districts of Bijapur, Dharwar,
Belgaum, Miraj, Sangli and Jamkhandi. Kasuti has not developed into a cottage
industry but is only a handicraft and pastime for women. In olden days, it was a
custom that the bride had to possess a black silk sari, called chandrakali sari
with Kasuti work done on it. The five garments on which the embroidery is done
are kunchi (bonnet and cape combined), lenga (skirt), seragu (pallav of a sari),
kusuba (bodice), and kulai (bonnet).

9. KASUTI
MOTIF

11. KASHIDA OF KASHMIR
Kashida is an embroidery style from Kashmir that is practiced by menfolk of
the region. The intricate needlework is inspired by the charming natural
surroundings of Kashmir. Kashida, embroidery is quite popular due to its
color, texture, design, and technique.
The base material for Kashida is cotton, wool, or silk in a variety of colors like white,
blue, yellow, purple, red, green, and black.
The embroidery threads used to execute Kashida are wool, silk, or cotton depending
on the product to be embroidered.
The main stitches employed for Kashida are darning stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch,
and chain stitch. Special stitches Zalakdozi (chain Stitch) Vata Chikn (button Hole),
Doria (openwork), Talaibar (Gold Work).

12. KASHIDA
MOTIF

13. SEQUINS,
BEADS,
CUTDANA