Thursday, 17 April 2014

Phulkari Work
Phulkarian embroidery originated from the Punjab. The main characteristics of Phulkari embroidery are use of darn stitch on the wrong side of cotton cloth with coloured silken thread. It is alsp known as“Gulkari” a very intricate needle work, along with bright colouredthreads mainly red, orange, blue, green, et







Saturday, 12 April 2014

Kashmiri Work


Kashmiri embroidery(also Kashida), is as colorful and as beautiful as Kashmir itself. Embroiderers often draw inspiration from nature. Birds, blossoms and flowers, creepers, chinar leaves, ghobi, mangoes, lotus, and trees are the most common themes. The entire pattern is uses one or two embroidery stitches.Kashmiri stitch and which may comprise the chain stitch, the satin stitch, the slanted darn stitch, the stem stitch, and the herringbone stich.Chain stitch will look good in this. I have done Kashmiri work using Chain stitch.

Fabric

Fabric used for doing kashmiri embroidery are silk, wool, cotton.

Thread 

Wool and silk.

Method

First you need to trace a sketch for this.

Then you need to fill the sketch with chain stitch. Use only 

one stitch for this.






Friday, 11 April 2014

Welcome to Shridhi Fashions

Kamal Work

Before starting with this work let me tell you the history of this work. This work is originated in Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the easy stitch which you can learn. I have tried this in 2 saress.

The thread used for this stitch is called Cone thread.



You can use all kind of fabric for this.



1 You need to trace one pattern for this.



Then follow the images shown below.








I have done work on a saree.











Kamal work done on a off white saree