Embroidery or decorative needlework is usually done on fabrics
like the salwar kameez and the saree, often of a picture or pattern, to
heighten the appeal. It is practised in various forms in different parts of
India. Handcrafted embroidery is exclusive and a treasured art since it is
painstaking, time consuming, and a lot of care and dedication is put in by
ethnic practitioners into the work, resulting in flawless creations of
exquisite beauty. Zardozi, Chikan,Kantha, Bagh, Kasuti, to name a few, are some of the more popular forms of
handcrafted embroidery used to adorn sarees. Zardozi is metal embroidery done on various fabrics
using gold or silver colour coated copper wire along with a silk thread.
Popular since Mughal times , zari thread is employed for zardozi. Real Zari has thread made
from gold or silver. Imitation zari uses gold or silver coated copper wire.
Today mostly zari is made from metallic polyester film where a polyester core
is covered by gold or silver coloured metallic yarn. Chikankari or chikan work is intricate
embroidery on fabrics. An art form since the Mughal period, the design or
pattern print is transferred to the cloth, the embroidery done on it and the
print washed away later leaving only the embroidery behind. Once done using
only white thread on plain white fabrics, today it uses coloured threads too
based on market demand. Lucknavi chikankari is the most unique and famous of chikan
work from among that of the several places in India where this art form is
practised.
Kantha
Work, is essentially embroidery work done on sarees, with a running stitch on
them in the form of motifs. These motifs could be animals, birds, flowers,
simple geometrical shapes and scenes from everyday life. It gives the saree a
wrinkled and wavy look and transforms a plain saree into an extraordinary
creation. Though the running stitch is mostly used for its ease, other forms of
stitch such as darning stitch, satin stitch and loop stitch are also used.
Based on the use of the fabric, Kantha is divided into seven different types.
Lep kantha and Sujani kantha are the popular types. Bagh is a special kind of embroidery
practised by women in Punjab. Heavy and exquisite embroidery on sarees
especially the lehenga type, where the base fabric is hardly visible, it is
mostly done for special sarees for occasions like festivals and weddings. Kasuti is a traditional form of embroidery
practiced in Karnataka, India. Kasuti work is very intricate and sometimes
involves putting a large number of stitches by hand on traditional silk sarees
like Ilkal and Kanjeevaram. Kasuti work involves embroidering intricate
patterns like chariot, lamps and conch shells on the fabrics. Locally available
materials are used for Kasuti.
Kasuti is
a traditional form of embroidery practised on cotton fabrics mostly by the
Lambani women in Karnataka, India, more so in its Dharwad district. It is a
unique art from historical times supposed to be a necessary craft to be learnt
by women courtiers in the Royal State of Mysore in the 17th century.Kasuti
embroidery has to do with working on intricate patterns like temple domes,
chariots, palanquins, conch shells and such difficult themes which have a lot
of detailing. This delicate embroidery is painstaking since there are a large
number of stitches to be put, with different needles and proper thread to be selected.
Also knots are not put anywhere for the fabric design to appear the same on
both sides. The beauty of this art lies in the design or the motif pattern not
being drawn, sketched or traced anywhere on the fabric in the entire process and
the embroidery being done purely by memory, by the counting of threads to
ensure a neat finish. There are four popular stitches in Kasuti, namely Ghanti,
Murgi, Neyge and Menthi, representing double running stitch, zig zag stitch,
the running stitch and cross stitch. The Karnataka Handicrafts Development
Corporation (KHDC) holds a Geographical Indications (GI) protection for Kasuti
embroidery which provides Intellectual Property rights on Kasuti to KHDC. Kasuti
is nowadays adorning the famous Mysore
Silk Sarees.
There are
some very appealing Kasuti embroidered sarees which have captured the
imagination of the market.The
stunning Pure Dharwad Cotton Saree with maroon colour lines with cream and
black floral kasuti work all over. The borders are fancy temple style in
marooon and black throughout on either side. The pallu has green, cream and
black floral kasuti work done vertically in a designer setting. This sari would
suit for corporate office and parties.The green
lines and multicolor floral kasuti work on the brown colour pure Dharwad Cotton
saree is very alluring. It has fancy temple style maroon and black borders on
either side and yellow, cream and maroon floral Kasuti work on the designer
Pallu. It is very suitable for corporate functions, parties and social
events.
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