The time-consuming embroidery has been a staple on odhnis ... art historian and restorer Phulkari uses linear stitches to create intricate flower-like patterns. The finished work is known as ...

The embroidery is executed using the darning stitch, which is simple yet versatile. Phulkari designs are created entirely from the reverse side of the fabric, with the stitches showing the ...

Phulkari, a traditional hand embroidery technique from Punjab, is a significant part of Indian fashion. It originated in the 15th century and was primarily practiced by women for personal use or ...

A hereditary embroidery tradition, phulkari was historically practised by women of the Punjab region in present-day India and ...

Phulkari, the embroidery tradition of Punjab ... the same design that was created using the holbein (double running) stitch. Darshani dwar, panchranga, thirma, are the other unusual styles ...

To a connoisseur of Phulkari embroidery, it is a mystique! Every stitch once placed on the fabric tells a story, a story that comes crafted in emotions taking the form of motifs. On a similar note ...

Phulkari is a centuries-old embroidery tradition of the northwestern ... the British in the second Anglo-Sikh War. Of the 47–52 stitches that were widespread amongst women Phulkari artisans ...

An exciting new entrant is Phulkari done on Maheshwaris and Kotas in ‘pat’ thread for authenticity. With its rich depiction of valleys of enchanting flowers, Sozani embroidery on Venkatagiri ...

Nearly 150 rural women of underprivileged families from Bathinda district are experiencing a change in their socio-economic standing by learning phulkari, a traditional embroidery of Punjab with ...

Or was this regional phulkari embroidery (a form of cross-stitch), made for a bridal trousseau and treasured for generations? Neither, it turned out. Ms. Devi was sewing a buttonhole with nearly ...