A brief note on Tribal Handicrafts Many subsidiary occupations like handicrafts are undertaken in the various tribal zones. These include basket making, spinning and weaving. The Maria Gond distils spirits from forest produce. Functional classes among the Saora, the Kond and the Gond devote themselves to cow-herding, metal working, weaving; can working, pottery…
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Border Motifs of Kantha Border Motifs of Nakshi Kantha Rich Bengali cultural identity is shared by the people of West Bengal thorough these Border Motifs. The borders of the Nakshi Kantha effectively provide a vast treasure of folk art and one can only marvel at the skill and the wealth of the imagination…
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Bihar Handicrafts | Embroidery of Bihar Bihar has one of the longest art traditions in the country. The University of Nalanda was renowned not only for its disciplines of Humanities and the Sciences but also for its artistic tradition. The sculptures of that period are noted for their serenity, grace and flowing lines.…
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Article on Kantha Saree, Designer Kantha Sarees Kantha Sarees The Kantha sarees have helped in keeping alive a folk art of Bengal. In recent times, there has been huge surge in demand for Kantha sarees of Bengal. The old typical Kantha Motif designs are hand-embroidered to produce a number of items for modern urban…
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Tribal Embroidery Tribal embroidery in India, is mostly done in straight stitches of different lengths made in various thicknesses of yarn. The effect is achieved not by the number of stitches used but by the manipulation of a single stitch in various ways. A zig-zag pattern in which, light and dark colors and…
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Traditional Indian Embroidery Traditional Indian Embroidery Traditional Indian embroidery achieved its beauty and luminosity as much from the embroiderer’s skill as from the quality of the materials used. The natural color used for dyeing the threads distinguishes the work done in India from that done anywhere else. Indigo, madder and kermes (tiny insects…
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Sindhi Hand Embroidery The Sindhi hand embroidery work shows a delicacy and refinement that can only be the result of court patronage. Even though Sind is no longer a part of India, no work on Indian embroidery can be complete without mention of the hand works done in Sind. Sindhhas absorbed many influences…
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Phulkari Embroidery of Punjab Embroidery has for centuries been part of the education of every well brought up Punjabi girl. The Granth Sahib, the religious book of the Sikhs, says ‘Kadh Kasida pehreh choli, Ta Tum Janoh Nari” (Only when you have yourself embroidered your choli will you be considered an accomplished woman).…
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Materials for Hand Embroidery Materials for Hand Embroidery The materials used for Hand Embroidery in India includes cotton, silk, tusser, wool etc. Wool has been traditionally used as hand embroidering material both for garments and rugs and carpets. Such work was done in Kashmir where craftsmen covered the whole surface of the material…
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Kasuti Embroidery of Karnataka In Kannada the word for embroidery is Kasuti. As with the chikan of Lucknow so with the Kasuti of Karnataka the word has become identified with the particular type of embroidery produced in that area. The best work is produced in the areas once ruled by the great Chalukya…
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