Finding fabulous Indian fabrics and crafts for films, fashionista & fanatics
This embroidery and quilt making comes from the
northern districts of Karnataka. Women of the various
communities make Khowdi (patchwork quilts) with an
abandon of colour and composition. They are structured
using three to six layers of reused fabrics and held
together by running stitches that transverse in lines and
squares. The women of the Banjara or Lambani
community use their traditional skills in embroidery as
a means of livelihood.
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Zardozi is heavy and ornate embroidery of Persian origin in
which gold, silver and metal wires are couched onto fabric with a needle and thread. It is used to create badges for the military and ceremonial robes.
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Sozni is a form of extremely fine and delicate
needlework done primarily on shawls.Only a single
strand is used and if skillfully executed, the motif
appears on both sides of the shawl.
Rezkar embroidery has longer stitches and uses
three or four strands of yarn. It is done on shawls,
garments, table cloths and household linen.
Ari and Crewel embroidery is widely practiced
throughout India with variations from one region
to another. The thread is passed through the ari
(hooked needle) and is always held under the fabric
to be embroidered with the hook pulling a series
of loops to the surface. The embroiderers are usually
men from the Sunni Muslim community.
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