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Range of Fabric Embroidery - Part 2

Kasuti of Karnataka:

It is very famous embroidery of Karnataka and very much like the embroidery of Austria, Spain, and Hungary. It’s basically done on 5 garments namely bonnet and cape, skirt, pallav, bodice and cap. It’s done on any type of fabric. The thread is drawn from the cloth and bright colors such as orange, green, red, and purple. White is predominant on a blue or black background. The stitch used is double running.

Chamba Rumal of Himachal Pradesh:

Chamba Rumal are small head shawls. Here fabric basically used is tussar or fine cotton in white or cream color. The decorative figures are from the scene of Mahabharat & Ramayana. made from untwisted dyed silk threads. Stitches are double satin stitch, done in such a manner that both the sides of cloth are filled and the embroidery is identical on both sides.

Kutch Embroidery of Gujarat:

These embroidery is from gujarat. The needle work in Kutch is popularly known as Kutchi Bharat. The stitch is the chain stitch. Decorative figures are booties with parrots and bulbuls perched on them highly stylized flower bushes and dancing peacocks. It’s basically done on satin. Darning and herring bone stitches are used at times. Mirrors are also used.

Kashida of Kashmir:

It reflects the influence of nature. The shawls of Kashmir are well known for their beauty of colors, texture, designs and techniques. Colors used in Kashmir shawls are white, yellow, black, crimson, scarlet, blue, green, purple. Decorative figgures are mostly taken from nature, animal and human figures are not seen. Floral motifs are most popular. Fabric used is silk, cotton and wool. Thread used is. silk, cotton wool and art silk. Stitches are long and short, stem and chain stitch. Occasionally darning and herringbone are also used.

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