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Product Categorisation

 The products can be broadly classified on the basis of utility-


 Home decor
 Kitchenware
 Corporate gift
 Jewellery
 Personalized items

Theme Craft
Handicraft is about processing materials by hand with hand tools. The results can be helpful
things or decorative things. The materials utilized in the product are natural, industrially
processed or maybe recycled. The models of the product are ancient, revised traditional or
fashionable. Handicraft is deeply frozen in society and contributes to preserving and sending
traditions. In their product, crafters transfer an area of their cultural heritage in ideas, forms,
materials and work ways, similarly as their own values, philosophy of life, fashion and self-
image. Craftspeople, conjointly known as artisans, possess technical data of materials and
work ways. They’re skilled employees whose profession relies on manual skills. Their main
tools are the power of work strategies and their manual skills. Handicraft contains plenty of
implicit data which grows every year, aboard with skills. The order and apprentice system has
been widely used to transfer skills and implicit data.
Theme-based craft is a comprehensive, well-organized backline master of fascinating,
supported the following in style five choose themes – Needle Work, tribal Crafts, fiber And
Eco friendly Crafts, Fashion Accessories and festal Decorations providing in-depth info
regarding the craft, products, sellers and awarded master craft persons in these particular
crafts.
 
Needle Work
Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of corative textiles and sewing arts. The craft
in which needle is for construction can be called needlework. Needle work is unique, it has
beautiful names because of its associations with beautiful aspects of life and the beautiful
designs
 

Tribal Crafts
Indian tribal craft is an astounding section in modern Indian times, which slowly has taken in
a cosmopolitan appearance. The final get-up that such tribal crafts receive to adorn and deck
sophisticated Indian city homes, can perhaps only be described after a thorough admiration.
Indian tribal crafts are available in every area of decoration and embellishment, with
numerous irresistible choices, heightening one`s urge to buy tribal goods. . Indian tribal crafts
verily mirror the lives of their users, their food and its source, their observances to pacify
indefinite forces, which incorporate their arts and crafts, music and dance. Some of the
numerous tribal crafts manufactured in India include: Antiques, Art, Baskets, Paper Mache,
Ceramics, Clock Making, Embroidery, Block Printing, Decorative Painting, Glass Work,
Fabric, Furniture, Gifts, Home Décor, Jewellery, Leather Crafts, Metal Crafts, Paper Crafts,
Pottery, Puppets, Stone and Wood Works. It is wholly expressed through art and reflects its
use in their crafts. Indian tribal craft is generally ritualistic, rubbing off a distinct line between
the artist and the art lover.
In Jharkhand State, major crafts of cane & bamboo, terracotta, dolls and toys, tribal jewellery,
metalware, textile, tribal paintings are prevalent in the tribal areas but these crafts are lacking
development due to awareness, education, and non-availability of technical assistance for
promotion of marketing as per the requirement of changing scenario in the international
market. Ranchi, Hazribagh, Dhumka and Jameshedpur are the major crafts pockets in
Jharkhand where tribal crafts are being practiced and in this pocket. The non-availability of
the infrastructure for the development of the crafts sector in Jharkhand and further being a
new setup, the promotion of crafts from this area is lacking. In Orissa the crafts of folk
painting, metal images, horn and bone products, pottery and clay, brass and bell metal,
appliqué, wood work, stone, silver filigree and textiles etc. are the main crafts being
practiced..The concentration of the crafts in Orissa is Dhenkanl, Cuttak, Mayurbhanj,
Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Koraput, Jaypure, Bharapali, Puri, Behranpur, Narangpur etc.Orissa,
however, is rich in handicrafts but their export is not impressive as their contribution in
exports of India is about of 7%. The tribal crafts have potentiality of international marketing
but there is lack of opportunity for their showcasing.  Further, there is lack of product
diversification, technological upgradation as well as availability of the capital.  Tribal crafts
are dependent on the local plant ecosystem.In different state of India different crafts are
prevalent and practicised 
  
Natural Fibre and Eco Friendly Products
Indian handicrafts is an art of making crafts by hand in India is called Indian handicrafts, in
ancient India people lived in colonies called tribals and they were used to make utility items
for their daily need, that art of making the crafts called handicrafts, and the items called
handicrafts goods. Then people started selling these products in the local markets “haat”.
Time has been passed and people have become more developed and civilised in all aspects,
those who were making handicraft products have started trading their makings by increasing
demand and population.
  
Fashion Accessories
 A fashion accessory is an item used to contribute, in a secondary manner, to the wearer's
outfit, often used to complete an outfit and chosen to specifically complement the wearer's
look.  Fashion accessories and costume jewelry are items that are used to
complement fashion. Accessories help highlight address or apparel. They can also help to
hide a weakness of a dress.
Trends are continuously set by adding accessories to different outfits. Accessories change an
entire look, from handbag to shoes to earrings and beaded necklaces to leg warmers.
Accessories may be used as external visual symbols of religious or cultural affiliation:
Crucifixes, Jewish stars, Islamic headscarves, skullcaps and turbans are common
examples. India is credited as one of the oldest and persistent country for making jewelry
around the globe. With its glitter, tradition and latest fashion Indian jewelry entices the whole
world in the web of desire to at least own a pricey designed jewelry for life
  
Festive Decorations
When the word decoration comes in our mind, we take also take good consideration of
synchronism, harmony and discipline. Because all these words, define the wonderful way of
living standard. Decoration is implemented in every field of life, for instance, to make
beautiful and lavish homes, to make the perfect decorum of the office and the most important,
to polish our personalities .In home decoration, mainly during festivals we try our level best
to make our home beautiful. A beautiful well decorated home is the dream of everyone. We
make our homes beautiful by adding different home accessories

Fashion accessory

 A fashion accessory is an item used to contribute, in a secondary manner, to the wearer's


outfit, often used to complete an outfit and chosen to specifically complement the wearer's
look.. Fashion accessories and costume jewellery are things that are used to complement
fashion. Accessories facilitate highlight address or attire. They can additionally facilitate to
cover a weakness of a dress. Trends are endlessly set by adding accessories to different
outfits. Accessories change a complete look, from purse to shoes to earrings and beaded
necklaces to leg warmers. Accessories could also be used as external visual symbols of
religious or cultural affiliation: Crucifixes, human stars, Muslim headscarves, skullcaps and
turbans are common examples. India is credited as one of the oldest and protracted country
for making jewellery round the globe. With its glitter, tradition and latest fashion Indian
jewellery entices the total world in the web of desire to at least own expensive designed
jewellery forever.
 
Jute Jewellary
Jute is one of the most used natural fibers, spun into long, coarse threads. Popularly known as
the ‘golden fiber’ it's one of the strongest in natural fibers and can be colored in any color.
The previous few years have seen a rise in the demand and supply of jute based costume
jewellary. A variety of jute jewellary made from top quality jute including Jute Earrings, Jute
Bracelets, Jute Anklets, jute necklace .Products are factory-made by a team of inventive
craftsmen and artisans who are working in this discipline since varied generations. They
design their range in modern designs with special attention being laid on color, finishing and
embellishment. The perfect mix of innovative work force and latest machines provides us a
precise equation to manufacture unmatched articles for today's demanding customers. The
last decade has witnessed a growing demand for jute based fashion jewellery. A variety of
things are in demand in uk, USA, Canada, and the European union. India and China are some
of the important jute fashion jewellery manufacturers.
    
Terracotta
This art in India is another style of clay art of the country typically brownish orange in color.
Terracotta jewellery is also a very important element of terracotta art in India. The beautiful
terracotta works are ideally used for decoration. People in states of Bihar, Bengal and Gujarat
prepare clay figures to propitiate their Gods and Goddesses, throughout festivals. Gorakhpur
in province is that the home to exquisite clay figures of animals. Clay potters of West Bengal,
in Kolkata and its suburbs are famous for creating clay and terracotta idols of Hindu Gods
and Goddesses like Hindu deity (the Elephant God), Durga, dancing Nataraj, Shiva and
Buddha. In the present age, this jewellery has gained a lot of prominence even among the
urban population of the country.
It can be said that India has been the house land of terracotta and nowadays because of the
flexibility of the art it has cut across every kind of barriers it's become a part of almost of
each Indian household in various forms.
 
Terracotta jewellery
Terracotta (baked earth) jewellery is a rage among style conscious girls. This eco friendly
material is used to make ethnic and hanging jewellery items in lovely colour mixtures. The
styles of terracotta costume jewellery items are inspired from mythology, nature, ancient
motifs, and geometrical patterns. India is one of the leading countries producing top quality
and fine finish terracotta jewellery. US, UK, Canada and Australia are some of the largest
importing regions. Terracotta is used to manufacture a variety of costume jewellery items
including: Terracotta jewellery, Terracotta Earrings, Terracotta band, Terracotta Bracelets
and Terracotta Hoops.
 
Terracotta Necklace:
Terracotta Necklaces are created in numerous conventional designs to attract the young
crowd and also the fashion-conscious divas. It represents an affordable substitute for items in
precious metals. The jewellery are created in massive numbers through the use of molds, thus
reducing the value of both labour and material.
 
Terracotta Earrings:
Terracotta jewellery has created a comeback, with designers watching newer materials not
only available in ancient styles and bright colour but are eco-friendly also as cheap. In recent
years, terracotta jewellery has gained popularity because of the convenience with which it can
be crafted into jhumka, danglers, hoops, studs.
 
Terracotta Armlet:
Terracotta armlets usually go well with ancient dresses. These armlets created out of
terracotta can be worn on any occasion and by all age groups because of their ethnic
appearance. It adds category to the other reasonably jewels one is carrying.
 
Terracotta Bracelets:
The terracotta bracelets with hand painted pictures over them are extremely wanted .It is
created special for people who prefer to be look totally different than others. Bracelets beads
are made of terracotta ( roast clay) an stretchable rubber is used to give it elasticity to be
acceptable all sizes of hands. eye catching colours are used to be additional look.
 
Terracotta Hoops
Terracotta hoops jewellery symbolizes quality and tradition. These hoops are largely created
in states of India and sold-out the world over as well as USA, UK, Australia and Canada. The
styles of terracotta costume jewellery items are inspired from mythology, nature, ancient
motifs, geometrical patterns etc. Semi precious metals and stones, wood are typically teamed
up with terracotta to create exclusive styles.
 
Cane and Bamboo Jewellery
Bamboo is a type of plant that is widely used for creating furniture, handicrafts, and
jewellery. Being perennial in nature throughout the year and its strength and beauty has
created Bamboo quite popular in numerous aspects of life since many centuries. The bamboo
has its origins in China where records show it being used to make everyday things. Being an
affordable and quickly renewable supply the bamboo was utilised in nearly each industry.
Artifacts found to show that the bamboo was used to produce cave paintings, scrolls, carvings
and a lot more. The technique of splicing, sharpening and weaving is painstaking and smaller
the piece, the more difficult it's to form. The warm yellow lustre of bamboo makes it an ideal
alternative as an accent to precious jewellery. Its ability to retain dyes expands its selection in
colours. Bamboo adds natural class to jewellery crafted in gold particularly when combined
with pearls or diamonds. Bamboo jewellery is handmade by gifted artisans using metal, fine
braided wire, and enamel. They have multi coloured blending to provide an image of three
dimensional contours to take numerous attractive forms and realistic shading. These are
particularly decorated on the reverse with counter enameling which minimizes tarnishing,
strengthens items, and enhances appearance; this practice is unusual in bamboo’s price range.
 
Bidri craft
Bidri craft is practiced in Bidar-Karnataka, in Andhra Pradesh and in Maharashtra –
bordering Karnataka. The metallic used is a blackened alloy of zinc and copper embellished
with thin sheets of pure silver. The durable answer of cupric Sulphate typically |this can be}
often accustomed coat the shape provides it the black coating. Amonium chloride paste is
likewise rubbed in to induce a deep black. Silver wire or strips are ironed into the carved
styles and so buffed for the lustre. Bidri craft devices typically have many individual super
forming on the particular stages of the manufacturing.
 
Silver filigri
Silver filigri is a delicate form of metalwork, usually of silver and gold, created with little
beads or twisted threads, or each together, soldered along or to the ground of an item of the
identical steel and arranged in creative motifs. Wandering workmen are given lots gold,
coined or tough, which is heated in a pan of charcoal and weighed, crushed into twine, after
that labored within the grounds of the business enterprise's residence in keeping with the
styles of the creator, who weighs the entire paintings on restoring it and is paid at a special
charge for his labour. Terribly superior grains or beads and spines of gold, scarcely thicker
than coarse hair, sticking from plates of gold are techniques of ornamentation yet used.
 
Lac bangles
Lac bangle is the most beautiful accessory and an ornament of a girl. Girls love carrying
bangles, be it in any metallic, say gold, silver or diamond. if those precious metals burn hole
to your pocket then pass for various substitutes that don't seem to be simplest price powerful
but are accessible a variety of colors. Lac bangles have a touch of sophistication and richness.
They may be very in style among ladies’ and with problematic detailing of master skill, lac
bangles are the foremost stylish gadgets inside the fashion aware generation. They're
lavishing and marvelous. To boost lac bangles in good and admirable designs, craftsman
imparts advanced designs on it. Rock crystal, vibrant colorations, semi admired stones,
pearls, mirror and glass paintings are accustomed enhance those bangles. Lac bangles are in a
very notable demand. From stripling ladies to girls running in massive company to
housewives, anyone desires    to embrace the magic of lacquer bangles.
 

Leather-based
Leather-based is a material that has been utilized by humans to make garments and
accessories, extended previous the fashion enterprise as we are aware of it seemed. It has
been altogether eras, with the assistance of pretty heaps every life-style which they knew why
they were choosing it. Leather-based may be a tremendous material that protects the build or
goods; it's at ease and durable. Leather -based is associate particularly durable material,
significantly if it's of excessive quality. The whole heap seems additional effective in leather:
leather wallets look higher than plastic wallets; leather-based pants look additional badass
than cotton pants. Today where in style is typically suspect of not being environmental-
pleasant, proudly owning leather things is simply the way to be ecofriendly and trendy..

Festive Decoration

When the word decoration comes in our mind, we take additionally take sensible thought of
synchrony, harmony and discipline. As a result of these words, define the extraordinary
manner of living standard. Decorations enforced in each field of life, for example, to create
lovely and lavish homes, to create the right propriety of the workplace and therefore the most
significant, to shine our personalities in home decoration, chiefly during festivals we tend to
attempt our limit to form our home lovely. a fine looking well embellished house is the dream
of everybody. We build our homes lovely by adding completely different home accessories.
 
Marble Stone Carving
Marble’s use in design, art and style are often copied back several thousands of years. There
was a continuation of the trend for marble’s use in style, with various designers and studios
applying this natural material, and variations thereof, to their work. The trend was
conspicuous at several style trade shows. New and advanced technologies have increased the
quantity of the way in which designers can produce and apply shapes using marble, thereby
increasing productivity of and accessibility to marble-based product. As a material, marble is
tactile and powerful, imbued with each feeling and cultural connectedness. It’s a valuable and
versatile quality, finding application in luxury interiors and fashionable settings, together
with natural materials like copper, leather and wood, and in fake decoration and
ornamentation. It’s normally control that the simplest quality marble has no or only a few
stains. A talented artisan learns to include naturally gift stains in his marble sculptures.
 In India, marble craftsmen don't prohibit themselves to pure white marble. They create
lovely statues of inexperienced marble, red marble, black marble further as grey marble.
Ornamental Marble Plate in several size, style and patterns. Stone Inlay Plate a widely
appreciated for its options like lovely style and glorious pattern. These are designed and
developed below direction of older professionals using premium grade of marble and
ceramic. Marble artifacts that are chiefly used for decorative functions and every one of that
are sturdy and can last for a extend end period of your time. Marble as defined within the
dictionary is crystallized stone or carbonate. The purest kind is that the clear and blemishes
less white. The presence of alternative minerals like metallic element, graphite and iron is
what lends color and patterns to the marble. Indian marble is considered to be the worlds
finest because it has higher purity and is a smaller amount porous and therefore not terribly
fragile.
 
Paper Mache
Paper mach, is a material consisting of paper items or pulp, generally strengthened with
textiles, certain with an adhesive, like glue, starch, or wallpaper paste. Today, lowest styles
and bold colors mix with the natural texture of paper Mache, creating it the right for any
house. These eco-friendly works of art area unit made up of recycled paper. The newspaper
provides them a vintage ambience that’s efficient at the same time. Paper Mache are often
used for creating several decoration things like flower dish, wall art, light letter set which
might look nice launched for an occasion or wedding. It are often show on top of room
cupboards as décor, dye inflorescence jar, sail boat ,cake stand and plenty of additional.
 
Christmas Gifts including Candle
Christmas is a joyous festival and is a public vacation, celebrated round the gobble since
centuries. They’re typically changed on December 25th.Christmas gift is given in celebration
of Christmas to indicate love for families and friends. Irrespective of time, house and culture,
candles are well value conserving. Candles are related to Christmas as they entrusted that non
secular side of joy supported on the human instincts and to each house and interior
decoration. Christmas candle decorations are fashionable for decorating. They’re used wide
for interior decoration as a result of their light-weight warms up your house simply. Candles
are a symbol of sunshine that brings the hope of life into your home. Once used as
ornamental items they bring about obvious hue to the encompassing. Candles are necessary
for Christmas décor; they play major role to convey a novel ambiance. Indeed they like to do
things by hand than simply receiving presets- though they love that- it’s a joy to their heart.
Candle decoration concepts can offer them many close lighting created my hour hand to heat
up their Christmas. There are many various reasons why Christmas candles become common.
There’s no Christmas theme while not candle decorations. Christmas candle decorations are a
fine looking light-weight addition to induce charming hue on your vacation décor. This
Elegant Christmas Candle Decorating brings charm atmosphere with their fervid glow.
Candles are necessary for Christmas décor; they play major role to convey a novel ambiance.
Indeed they like to do things by hand than simply receiving presets- though they love that-
it’s a joy to their heart. Candle decoration concepts can offer them many close lighting
created their hour hand to heat up their Christmas. Doing cheap Christmas decoration crafts
with kids for Christmas has been good thanks to fancy the coming vacation and the way to
brighten the house and supply hours of illuminating fun. These decorations can light their
faces whereas creating a Christmas craft comes all winter long with these fun actual candles
or replicas of candles. Candles and candle displays are a beautiful way to decorate your home
filled with simplicity and tradition on this coming back season. Candle Displays and Lanterns
are the way to feature the mood lighting for home decor on Christmas.
 
Terracotta the clay has such a distinctive natural reddish-orange color that really does build it
look like it’s from the earth.

 Needlework
Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative stitching and textile arts.
Anything that uses needle for construction is known as needlework. Needle work is
exclusive; it has lovely names due to its associations with stunning aspects of life and also the
stunning styles.
 
1.Chikan Embroidery
The craft of Chikan work, usually cited as Lucknow Chicken, is over 400 years old with a
firm presence within the Indian and world fashion arena. The technique of its creation is
named Chicken and its distinctive sensibility flaunts grace and magnificence as subtly as the
user pleases.
While the word Chicken quite virtually suggests that embroidery, the variety incorporates
about thirty six totally different sewing techniques. Whereas its central hub and place of
origin is Lucknow. Chicken work has unfold so much and wide inside Republic of India, with
province and Awadh additionally specializing in its production. In chikan, the needle is
control within the right hand while inserting it into the material; the left hand supports and
controls the thread so the stitches take the correct form. In ancient chikan no frames were
used (though they're used now); the portion of the material to be embroidered is placed over
the index of the hand, supported by the rest of the fingers, leaving the thumb free. The needle
is force away from the needle worker who starts from the closest finish and finished at the
farthest finish. Get acquainted with Indian Chikan embroidery work in the following:
1.     Chikan salwar kameez
2.     Chikan Shirts and Kurtas
3.     Chikan Home Furnishings
4.     Chikan saree
 
Chikan salwar kameez
Chikan trousers kameez are available in form of colors, styles and patterns. Form of
chikankari works is available currently like murri, shadow and phanda, tepchi and daraz etc.
Chicken salwar tunic is on the market with significant embroidered and light embroidered
provides a very sleek look and can be worn according to occasions. Unstitched trousers suits
and Kurtas are on the market in varied colours and materials which can be worn with an
identical churidar.
 
Chikan decorated Shirts and Kurtas
 chikan decorated kurtas and shirts are specially designed for men which can be worn in all
kinds of occasions. Specially appropriate for summer, these chikan shirts and kurtas are
available in fine cotton material with ancient chikan embroidery of various varieties like
Aipchi, Bakhia, Phunda, Murri, Jaali, Hathkati, Pechni, Ghas Patti, Chaana Patti etc.
whatever the style, length, design, color, there's one thing in chikan embroidery that provides
a sleek and stylish look to anyone who wears any dress with chikan decorated work on that.
 
Chikan Home Furnishings
Today chikan embroidery has become so in style that it's extended to home furnishings also.
There are certain exclusive creations using Chikan add home furnishings like Cushion covers,
bed Covers, bed Sheets, table material, pillow covers ,napkins ,curtains ,place Mats The
fabric used for home furnishings are cotton, mulmul, voile, fabric and even silk. Chikan work
home furnishings is ethnic, ancient and yet fashionable in its look.
 
Chikan saree
Saree is each Indian woman's desire of excellent attire, which stays forever within the fashion
scene and provides a classy, feminine, sleek and stylish look to any woman. Chikan dress
offers a really pure quiet comfort and might be worn in festal occasions likewise as a daily
wear. It’s on the market altogether shades of colors however the foremost favored ones are
the light pastel shade colors. Chikan sarees in fabric, organza, polyester, chiffon, viscose,
georgette, polyester fabric, cotton crepe also are on the market.
2.Crewel Embroidery
Crewel embroidery is a form of surface embroidery using wool. Crewel work is crewel work
because it's worked in crewel wool that could be a strong, long thread spun from wool.
Crewel embroidery, the materials utilized in crewel work and the forms of stitches common
to the present fashionable type of hand embroidery. Style of embroidery threads appropriate
for crewel work on the market on the market, from ancient Appleton wool to exceptionally
sleek domestic sheep wools that are a delight to sew with, to hand-spun wools artificial with
natural vegetable dyes, to wool blends mixed with different fibers like silk, alpaca, mohair,
and therefore the like. Traditionally, crewel embroidery is worked on linen, either in a weave
or a daily weave. In trendy crewel work, materials like wool, jute, silk, cotton and blends
(and typically even synthetics) can be used as ground fabrics.
 In crewel embroidery, stitch is used to hide tiny spans of house requiring a solid filling. Once
operating plain stitch by itself, it is important that the house coated isn't overlarge, as a result
of the stitches will loosen over time. The base materials utilized in crewel embroidery are
durable and tightly woven, so that they will bear the load of the crewel yarn without sagging.
The technique additionally needs a frame to secure the realm of the material being worked
on, keeping the strain of the material tight in order that the stitches won't be distorted. Crewel
needles are very sharp, as they have to be ready to penetrate dense, thick material. They even
have elongated eyes that are supposed to facilitate threading, since thread colors in
embroidery are typically switched, and craftspeople don't need to fight with their needles
crewel embroidery is that the work of a proficient craftsperson, even once the bottom pattern
is intended and applied by somebody else. The craftsman should be ready to produce sleek,
clean stitches, employing a style of designs to feature texture and shading to the piece.
 
3. Applique Work
An appliqué is decorative needlework during which items of cloth ar sewed or stuck onto a
bigger piece to create an image or pattern. this method is incredibly common in some styles
of textile, however could also be applied to several materials. Within the context of ceramics,
for instance, an appliqué could be a separate piece of clay extra to the first work, usually for
the aim of decoration. The biggest variety of appliqué craftsmen are focused in Pipli, there
are quite an few in Puri and extremely tiny numbers in Khallikote, Parlakhemundi and Boudh
areas additionally. The appliqué things are chiefly used throughout processions of the deities
in their varied ritual outings. Things like Chhati, Tarasa and Chandua are used for the aim.
The craft is historically experienced by a caste of skilled tailors, referred to as 'Darjis. The
essential material for appliqué is textile. This lovely craft is sometimes practiced on dazzling
red, purple, black, yellow, green and white material.
The craftsman initial prepares the bottom material within the form of sq., rectangle, and circle
or oval that forms the background for the items of art. Appliqué motifs in different colors are
then cut within the form of animals, birds, flowers, leaves, celestial bodies and geometric
shapes then sewed onto the bottom textile in aesthetic arrangements. Nowadays, tiny mirrors
and bright metal items are used to enhance its beauty. The traditional appliqué from Punjab is
termed phulkari. In Andhra Pradesh, the blouses and headscarves worn by the Banjara tribal
ladies don't seem to be solely decorated however additionally decorated with appliqué and
mirror work. Rajasthan is additionally identified for its unique appliqué or gota, that is
formed by stitching edges of zari ribbon onto material, to form elaborate patterns. Khandela
in Shekhawati is best identified for manufacturing this stuff.
 
4. Mirror Embroidery
 Mirror-Embroidery is a form of embroidery that attaches little pieces of mirrors mirror metal
to fabric. particularly the dry desert sands and sunny areas of India, comprising of
components of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi, sport strong colors and sheesha add
most of their clothes, accessories and home furnishing product. In India, sheesha or mirror is
on the market during a variety of shapes as well as spherical, square, triangular or two-
dimensional figure. Mirror worked clothes, bags, bedspreads, wall hangings, cushion covers,
etc are in nice demand all over the world. Specifically Gujarati embroidery is incorporating
the sheesha or the mirror. It’s used by the Jats of Banni. They cut the glass into totally
different shapes and embroider it in the cloth. In Kathi embroidery the mirrors are used for
eyes of birds and center of flowers. Mirror work is done on any cloth in sarees, blouse items,
skirts etc. whether in home or workplace, party of picnic, in school or with colleagues –
sheesha work clothes, home furnishing and accessories from India are a requirement for all
people who like to look sensible and feel smart.
 
5.   Kantha Embroidery
Kantha, a well-liked variety of embroidery that comes from west bengal, is a important image
that displays the ability and talent of the rural ladies in Bengal. Kantha work involves
advanced creative work done by the weavers with the mix of exquisite embroidery in
decorative stitch. the normal work on the Kantha saris in the style of floral motifs, animals
and birds figures and geometric shapes appearance surprisingly fabulous. nowadays this sort
of embroidery is found on shawls, pillow covers, dupattas, and home furnishings as well.
There are seven differing kinds of Kantha. 1st is the 'Archilata Kantha' that involves the good
mirror work with the wide, ornamental borders. The other is the 'Baiton Kantha', that are
square wraps used for covering the books and valuables. the most noted is that the 'Lep
Kantha' that ar rectangular wraps, used to cover the quilts. Then there's 'Oaar Kantha', found
within the pillow covers in easy styles on which an ornamental border is really sewed
later.Not less competitive is that the 'Sujani Kantha', the thick Kantha used as blankets on the
special occasions. Last but not the smallest amount is the 'Rumal Kantha' that are used
because the medicinal drug wipes or plate coverings .Renowned fashion designers in India
acting on western designs and fashions, still build nice use of the ethnic traditions and their
styles usually depict the made embroidery work of the sooner craftsmen, celebrating Indian
textile tradition.
 
6.   Phulkari
Phulkari embroidery is peculiar to Punjab. Phulkari literally means that flower craft. Baugh,
which implies garden, is a Phulkari in which the whole surface is richly decorated by a
continual connected style with skillful manipulation of the mending or stitch. Simple and
sparsely decorated odini (head scarfs), dupatta and shawls, created for everyday use, are
known as Phulkaris, whereas clothes that cover the whole body, created for special and
ceremonial occasions like weddings and birth of a son, totally coated cloth is termed Baghs.
Bright colors were invariably most popular and among these, golden yellow, red, crimson,
orange, green, blue, pink etc, were the favored ones the sweetness of Phulkari depended a
good deal on the color of the bottom material. Textile fabric that was hand spun and hand
woven cotton material, was invariably used for embroidery. The sew craft of Phulkari
consists long short fixture stitches. It's a unique technique of embroidery in this it's worked
entirely on the incorrect aspect of the material and also the pattern takes form on the proper
aspect. There ar many varieties of Phulkari. The 'Chope' and 'Suber' were wedding Phulkar
conferred to bride by her maternal relations throughout the wedding ceremony. The plain
red / dark red khaddar scarf referred to as 'Saloo' was used for daily family wear. 'Til Patra'
shawls have little embroidery and are inferior quality textile. 'Nilak' is worked on black or
blue khaddar with yellow and crimson red pat. The Punjab Government's sales outlet,
Phulkari, boasts of the most effective collection of this form of embroidery in the country.

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