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The embroidery got its recognition in the ethnic land of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashida Embroidery is one of the most ancient and traditional type of art. You can also called  Kashida embroidery as kashidakari. It uses beads and thread work  Which shows cultural essence.  Origin and history  The origin of kashida embroidery is long back in history and The native of Srinagar themselves have bought into the practice.  The kashida embroidery was famous in the region during the medieval period in the era of Mughal, due to promotion and support provided by the rulers of that time. The menfolk of the community  Initiated manually this extraordinary art. embroidery requires great skills and hard work because of the reason of fine and detailed needlework to acquire the creative and nervous patterns. Technique The material used for kashida embroidery is cotton, wool, or silk with multi-colors.  While the threads are made of Wool...

The age old, an intricate brocade pattern or a small delicate motifs history of the Khun or khana handloom weave favored in North karnataka and some parts of Marathwada and Vidharbha region in Maharashtra. Once a leading fabric among village woman of the region, over ages and under the assault of powerlooms, the original handloom fabric had almost  disappeared.  History   Gulegudda, a small nondescript village in Bagulkat district of karnataka,  the home of Khun, where once a handloom was flourishing in each household having it’s own loom and every family were weavers.  Though, there is no trace of origin of weave but oral history says it is started around 8th century when the Chalukya dynasty was in power. It is said weavers created the fabric to accompany Ikat saree. One of the saying is that the fabric pieces folded in triangles, placed with a Saree and offered to the Goddess during religious festivals. Some may say it’s how the fabric...

Shaphee means ‘fabric of animals and wars’. Meita women of manipur woven and embroidered the elegant shaphee lanphee with cotton thread usually as a shawl. History   Shaphee fabric is the heritage of khoisnam lineage. The story is that the king saw a man of khoisnam clan riding on the horse wearing the shaphee lanphee and the king was so charmed that he adopted it as a form of honoring brave naga chiefs of Manipur. According to holograph titled Loiyuonba silyen,  the king Loiyumba sanction this product to be woven by the Khoisnam family. Though the product was revived in the 20th century.  Credence   One of the belief is that this particular craft with complete motifs protects the house from any evil. Another belief is that a bed sheet of the shaphee lanphee are use during buried ceremony of a death man or wedding because it is having godly power.  Products The craft comprising on loom or Waistloon  with beautiful motifs ...

India has diverse culture with equally diverse art form. Each art form has its own history and cultural importance. In this blog we will view the embroidery which has glimpse of different cultures. Parsi embroidery is a idiosyncratic legendary. This Praise worthy art was born in the country of Iran during the bronze age, but with passing of time it found influence of European, Chinese, Persian and Indian culture.  Origin The Parsi embroidery is originated when Persian traders travelled to China from India. The persion gifted beautiful embroideried silk of China to their women. When Persian settled in India as Parsi they bring with them gara embroidery. There are lots of refined craft that took place in India. This makes their craft unique and show case their identity as Parsi embroidery . Specific characteristic of the embroidery  Superior of craftsmanship   Superior of craftsmanship can be seen in the Parsi embroidery  Sarees with beautiful e...