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There is no doubt the Mughals influence the designs of Indian embroidery. Aari work is spread in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Lucknow, Kashmir, Delhi, and most of India. The embroidery is breakfast with a pen-like hook or crotch. Chain embroidery stitch with a loop using beads and sequences creates the finest art piece.   Origin  in the 12th century Aari Work is originated. In the western part of Gujarat first Aari work is practiced on leather used in decoration of footwear. Under the rule of Mughal the Craftsman transmitted the embroidery on fabric from the leather. With increase in trade with countries like China, England, and Europe give boost in the export and this resulted in influence of them in designs on traditional Aari work. Aari work emanates from Aar which is the hooked needle and awl used by craftsmen. . Making  a fabric is stretched and tied to a wooden frame to remove any loose folds. after tracing the design thread is embroidered on the des...

The kings and the royal have zardozi embroidery ornamentations in their attire. Elaborately, tent walls, scabbards, wall hanging, and pieces of stuff of elephants and horses zardozi can be seen. Gold and silver threads were used at that time to realize the work addition is the pearls and stones. History   The zardozi consists of two Persian terms, zar meaning gold and dozi meaning embroidery. Under the Mughal emperor, Akbar zardozi embroidery took its zenith. Although zardozi knew now connected to the Persian seeds, especially in the Mughal era, the reality is that this style of embroidery is done in India well before that. There is a mention of the sacred cloth of gold or hiranya in Reg Veda. There are varied instances of mentions of embroidery as an embellishment on the attire of Gods. The heavy embroidery on scarves, veils, shawls, and leather items has evidence in written as well as sculpture during the period of Kush...

It is offen observed that Gujarat has given India the greatest lineage in embroidery work and craft through its famous and protean kathiawar embroidery. Kathiawar embroidery is enrich with strong flok element along with colorful thread. Every piece has embroidered since the art is used to even décor home produce like toran, that graces the doorway welcome to the visitors, The embroidery item does not stop at the door only inside the house small square and rectangular piece of a hand embroidery designs enhances the outlook or furniture and hang on walls. Thus, Kathiawar embroidery plays an important part not only in apparel but also in every corner of their lifestyle. History There is a legend from mahabharat, When Lord Krishna killed the jarashand the evil king who have enslaved 1000 women hailing from all parts of India and Lord Krishna give them the freedom and they become his devotees and followed him to Dwarka. Each one has their own style of e...

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 ...

Let us view unique tribal embroidery style _ Toda  embroidery, which on rapture the designers. The today tribes women Practice this old thread work, who are inhabit of Nilgiris region in Tamil nadu.  Tracing the tradition Toda residentially know by the name ‘ Pugur' in Toda language (meaning flower),  the embroidery tradition has lived through a century of its documented history to manifest today in drapes,  superman, skirts, Kurtis, Table cloth, pillow covers, jackets, stoles, beside the traditional puthukuli ( shawl), it’s original place of majesty.  The Nilgiris are home to eighteen tribal groups among when Toda are the most distinct. Their language, through Dravidian, has no script and their first contact to outer world were in 1799. Basically, Toda’s are agricultural  and buffalo rearing tribes. The women involved in embroider the traditional draped garment called phoothkuli or shawl.  It is a thick while unbleached cotton ...