Kasuti embroidery is a traditional embroidery style from Karnataka that involves intricate patterns stitched onto fine silk or matte cloth without knots. Common motifs include temples, chariots, lamps, and palanquins. The process is labor intensive, with the pattern first marked and then stitched thread-by-thread to appear on both sides of the cloth. A traditional Kasuti saree features borders and motifs spread across the body and pallu with no consistent theme, making each saree unique.

1. Kasuti of Karnataka (Mysore
State):
Introduction

2. Fabric Used
Fine Silk Black Fine Silk Dark Blue
Fine Silk Fabric of sarees was used earlier in addit
to this, canvas or fine matty is used now. The base
colour is dark, usually black or dark blue.

3. Threads Used
DCM Threads
Anchor Threads
Kohinoor Threads

4. Stitches Used

5. Motifs Used
Kasuti work involves
embroidering
very intricate patterns like
gopura,
chariot, palanquin, lamps.
Locally available materials are
used for Kasuti.
The pattern to be embroidered is
first marked with charcoal or
pencil
and then proper needles and
thread are selected.
The work is laborious and
involves
counting of each thread on the
cloth.
The patterns are stitched without
using knots to ensure that both

6. A traditional Kasuti saree has a border and different traditional motifs like parro
gopuram, lamps, palanquin and geometric abstracts and spread across the bo
The pallu is filled with different types of motifs with no pattern or theme as such
This feature actually makes a quaint and interesting saree.

7. THANK YOU!
Kasuti on Matty Cloth