Resham Embroidery: Threads of Splendour

Resham Embroidery: Threads of Splendour

Known as a land of diversity, each region of India depicts its own culture as well as practice. People who belong to varied provinces have their own distinctive way of dressing as well as unique sense of fashion. While some people prefer to have zardozi embroidery on their sarees and suits, there are some who…

Phulkari - The Rainbow Art From Punjab

Phulkari - The Rainbow Art From Punjab

As one explores India, a promise of encountering distinctive handicrafts and artistic forms, including the alluring world of the designer salwar suit, is guaranteed. Some of these regional handicrafts have a long and illustrious history that ends with their glorious present day revival, creating a fascinating web of cultural and artistic influences for sociologists to…

Exquisite Chikan Embroidery

Exquisite Chikan Embroidery

Chikan embroidery is a type of Indian embroidery from the city of Lucknow, which was first popularized by Nur Jehan, the wife of Jahangir. In Persian, it literally means ‘cloth covered with needlework’. It is an extremely refined form of needlework that is known for its delicate beauty and pretty look. Chikan embroidery has become…

Exploring the Types of Screen Printing Techniques for Sarees

Screen printing represents a printing technique that makes use of a woven mesh in order to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil opens the very areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials that can be pressed through the mesh as a means of the sharp-edged image onto a substrate. The roller…

What You Need to Know About Resist Printing Sarees

Resist printing refers to a term used for a variety of traditional methods of dyeing textiles with patterns. Several methods are used to resist or in other terms prevent the dye from reaching all the cloth, thus creating a pattern as well as ground. Some of the most common forms make use of wax, some…