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Chikan Embroidery - Chikan Embroidery Manufacturers,Chikan Embroidery Suppliers & Exporters Producers of chikan embroidery sarees, chikan embroidery salwar kameez, chikan embroidery lehnga choli, chikan embroidery kurtis, chikan embroidery mens kurta, chikan embroidery sherwani, chikan embroidery home furnishings and chikan embroidery patterns. Manufacturer and exporters of chikan embroidered sarees, embroidered cotton salwar kameez, chikan kurtis, embroidered chikan nighty, lucknawi chikan kurtis, mens chikan kurtas and other chikan embroidered garments. Engaged in manufacturing of chikan embroidey garments such as chikan embroidery wavy skirts, chikan embroidery flowing skirts, chikan embroidery cotton skirts, chikan embroidery cotton kurtis, chikan embroidery pants and chikan embroidery capris. catalogs.indiamart.com /products/chikan-embroidery.html   (586 words)

Tornos India - Travelogue Chikan originated primarily from Persia but there are two major theories taking rounds regarding the Chikan work, I found this one interesting at least to tickle my lighter veins. Chikan is one such cordial thread that has kept the two diverse religions bound in utter harmony and brotherhood. The embroidery is so intricate that by the time artisan reaches the brim of his life he turns blind - never to appreciate the work of their future generations to whom they pass on this art in heritance. www.tornosindia.com /magic_thread.html   (1592 words)

About Chikan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) If you wear Chikan you really are wearing a piece of history, as it is a form of embroidery that has been art part of India for centuries, it is said to have been originally introduced by Nur Jahan, the beautiful wife of the Mughal emperor, Jahangir. Chikan Embroidery is a form of hand embroidery with patterns of different designs stitched using untwisted white cotton or silk (or rayon) threads on the surface of the fabric. In Chikan work, there is a fixed repertoire of stitches and it is usual for several types of stitched to appear on the same piece of embroidery (thereby enhancing it's intricacy and beauty). www.fashiontemptations.com /about_chikan_embroidery.htm   (600 words)

An embroidered way of life Embroidery is a vital, living and evolving expression of the craft and textile traditions of the Rabaris, a nomadic people who came to Gujarat via Sindh, Rajasthan, Baluchistan and even further beyond. While the origins of this primal embroidery are lost in the mists of time, a lingering similarity with ancient Baluch embroidery points to distant roots while the sanctity of the camel amongst the Rabaris and its embroidered depiction in chaklas and kothalos definitely points to Rajasthani connections. The embroidery, done with colourful threads taken from the sari borders, is mainly executed in darning stitch which gives a beautiful dotted effect. www.hinduonnet.com /folio/fo9906/99060480.htm   (1247 words)

Chikan Sarees,Lucknowi Chikan Outfits,Chikan Lucknowi Sarees,Aunty Saree The word ‘chikan’ according to one school of thought appears to have had its origin in Persia, being derivative of chakin or chakeen. Chikan Embroidery is a form of hand embroidery with patterns of different designs stitched using untwisted white cotton or silk (or rayon)threads on the surface of the fabric. Chikan embroidery is a very laborious and time consuming task (The craftsmen are trained for 15 to 20 years and sometimes it takes 10 to 15 days to make an outfit with hand embroidery as they fill in the designs with threads with detail work). www.utsavsarees.com /pages/chikansari.htm   (885 words)

Chikan Embroidery Chikan is said to have originated as a court craft, during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jehangir, by his wife Noor Jahan. Traditionally, the chikan embroidery was exclusive white items, decorations similar to the cotton, jamdani, and woven traditions. Originally embroidery was done on white tanjeb; themuslinfromDacca, using only white untwisted cotton orsome times tussar silk for embroidery.A large number of men were practising this art of embroidery sincenineteenth century. crafts.indianetzone.com /chikan_embroidery.htm   (538 words)

Chikan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chikan (body contact) - A word to describe perverted conduct in Japanese Chikan (embroidery) - A style of embroidery, common in India This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chikan   (86 words)

Indian Embroidery Designs - Indian Embroidery Design Some of the unique points to note are that these applique embroidery designs are made of colorful and multi pattern cotton fabric and are handmade by artisans from Pipilli (meaning Papillion) in Orissa in India. Chikan embroidery designing is a very laborious and time consuming task. I would be delighted to have your views on chikan and hand embroidery art and also maybe share some of your views on other unique forms of hand embroidery designs. www.embroidery-designs-guide.com /indian-embroidery-designs.html   (1012 words)

Pacific Affairs: Embroidering Lives: Women's Work and Skill in the Lucknow Embroidery Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Chikan embroidery, a form of floral embroidery usually stitched with white thread on white or pastel cloth, was once the preserve of Muslim men working in karkhanas (workshops). Wilkinson-Weber dismisses the ideological potential of embroidery and undermines its moral context by restricting her discussion of Islam to purdah and the description of so many annual festivals. This is not meant to romanticize chikan or trivialize the poverty faced by its producers, but to expand the discussion of gender and work in Muslim South Asia. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3680/is_200101/ai_n8933223   (691 words)

Borivali - Cool off the summer heat with elegant Chikan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Chikan work done traditionally on lightweight fabrics is sensible for the summer and whimsical as the breeze. With many designers calling this ethereal embroidery their favourite, chikan wear has moved on from being used on casual summer kurtas to semi-formal garments with more innovations in silhouette. While chikan in India is known for not only hand-embroidered but hand-stitched garments, pre-embroidered fabrics which offer a blend of international and Indian motifs in Schiflee embroidery have also been traditionally popular. web.mid-day.com /metro/borivli/2003/march/46110.htm   (932 words)

Kamat's Potpourri: Embroidery Arts of India Embroidery on leather, velvet, net and silks is found all over the country, and recently even raffia articles have come to be embroidered. Chikan or Chikankari embroidery is worked usually in white cotton or on a white base of muslin. One specialty of Chikan is the "Jali," in which the effect of a netting is produced not by drawing out threads, but by making holes in the fabric and tightening the ends to give the cloth the appearance of a net. www.kamat.com /kalranga/handicr/needlework/embroidery.htm   (508 words)

Chikan suit for the soul- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) I have chikan suits for office wear, chikan suits and saris to wear to parties, and even chikan short kurtis to wear with jeans and trousers. According to Kalpana Oswal, a boutique manager, the karigars' and designers' experiments with fabrics and their efforts to team the chikan kadhai with other kinds of embroideries have ensured that Lucknow's famed work remains a favourite for her buyers all across the nation. And chikan work is becoming quite popular because of its ability to suit most kinds of materials. timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1128258.cms   (377 words)

indian sari in pure cotton,ShalinCraft. Lucknow is a north Indian town known for its traditional summer apparel creation in cotton with chikankari embroidery. Chikan embroidery in Indian motifs in white cotton threads, all over the body This baby pink saree is made of thin starched cotton fabric, with chikan embroidery in white thread. www.shalincraft-india.com /cottonsari2.html   (148 words)

Touchstone Chikan is a kind of hand embroidery that is typically done in India. The chikan work is perhaps one of the most popular embroidery works in India. If you have an eye for quality and chikan work is something that interests you, please take out some time to drop in an email or call me at 00 9811372735 in Delhi or at 00 9839587211 in Lucknow. www.fuzing.com /vci/00011984a200/Touchstone   (592 words)

Bombay Fashion Lucknowi chikan wear with beautiful craftsmanship with zardosi an kamdani works of Lucknow are appreciated and very well renowned world wide. Indian hand embroidery is rightfully known for its workmanship and chikankari embroidery is one of them. Chikan bed sheets and pillow cover set (1+2) in pure cotton available in 6 colors with self embroidery. www.bombayfashion.com /newsite/luckchik.php3   (253 words)

Embroidery ‘Chikan’ embroidery is quite ancient and has been around since the time of King Harshawardhan of Kanauj. The process is to use satin threads to stitch designs on the backside of the cloth while the minute stitches outline the design on the front side of the cloth, a shadowy effect appearing as a result. The other type of embroidery known as ‘Zardozi’ work, is done using metal wires of gold and silver on all types of items like heavy silk and satin robes, curtains and cushions, shoes and canopies. www.luvana.com /SubCategory.asp?Scatcode=42   (213 words)

The VanCougar Online Embroidery is listed as the third biggest industry in Lucknow, India, a city the size of Portland. Wilkinson-Weber's interest was in fine work, particularly Chikan embroidery - white thread embroidered on fine white cloth, in which "subtlety and denseness makes a profound affect of light and shade. She spent her daylight hours in the company of her teacher and the family members who shared the embroidery work, in a cultural setting very different from western society - where female seclusion is strictly imposed. www.vancouver.wsu.edu /ss/vancougar/0916/news4.htm   (448 words)

Chikan Salwar Kameez,Chikan Salwar Suits,Chikan Embroidered Salwar Kameez,Chikan Embroidered Salwar Suits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) India is the home to variety of embroidery since ages and Indian embroidery has always been a tradition and a name to conjure with. Bakhiya, double back or shadow stitch in chikan work is done from the wrong side of the fabric and the design is rendered in the herringbone style. Silk and cotton threads are employed for embroidery work on sarees, dupattas, table linen and kurtas. www.chikan-hand-embroidery.com /stitches-in-chikankari.html   (703 words)

Shamiana: Find Out More: Textile Techniques Chikan work: Chikan Embroidery is a white cotton embroidery worked on a fine white cotton or muslin fabric. Phulkari: Phulkari, meaning 'flower work', is a form of embroidery common to the Punjab, worked with a surface darned stitch. Cowry shells and tassels may be attached to the main part of the embroidery as well as at the edge of items such as bags and hangings. www.vam.ac.uk /cgi-bin/shamiana/findmore.cgi?action=displayTechniques   (1058 words)

A Hindu-Muslim peace stitched by lovely threads | csmonitor.com In many ways, chikan is the very fabric of Lucknow, keeping it peaceful while other towns burn with communal Hindu-Muslim violence. No one knows when chikan embroidery began here, but legend has it that one of the nawabs, or Mogul governors, married a Persian princess 200 years ago. Whatever the history, it is clear that chikan is one of many crafts and businesses where Hindus and Muslims blend their talents and set communalism aside. www.csmonitor.com /2002/0312/p01s03-wosc.htm   (820 words)

Munni Srivastava - Artist Statement On trips to Lucknow, we’d always pay a visit to some Muslim artisan, who produced the beautiful chikan embroidery — a type of white work done on diaphanous muslin — which is typical of the city. I first learned embroidery and sewing from my grandmother and I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have some project or other on the go. I use a lot of shisha (mirror) work and kantha quilting marrying them up with European techniques.The fragmented surface created by the crazy patchwork is treated like cloisonné enamel, each little field being filled with stitchery and ornamentation, while still keeping an eye to the composition as a whole. www.munnisrivastava.com /artist.htm   (736 words)

Embroidery Designs - Embroidery Design - Guide This is studded with beads and the upper portion of the shoe is embroidered with silk thread and decorated with Khasida embroidery. Special cutwork embroidery instructions have been included along with this download. The information on digitizing embroidery software would come in useful if you are interested in knowing more about how one interfaces the PC with the embroidery machine. www.embroidery-designs-guide.com   (909 words)

Indian Embroidery Work, Woven Cloth, Hand Crafted Products, Indian Jewellery & Gems, Beautiful Artifacts, Indian ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Embroidery is the embellishment of cloth with designs made by needle and thread; an art that stretches back to antiquity. The white on white 'chikan' work of Uttar Pradesh is breath-taking and requires a lot of skill. Indian embroidery exists in exquisite variations and vibrant colors, with each state having a unique style of its own. handicraft.indiamart.com /process/embroidery   (496 words)

At your Service - SEWA Chikan work has a very light gossamer-like quality and has evolved as a logical answer to the problem of keeping cool while also providing adornment and beauty to one's person.The source of most design motifs in Chikankari is Mughal. The biggest difficulty was that chikan work needed a professional finish in washing and ironing, a process known only to a group of washermen in Lucknow. He has tried to revive the machine technique of chikan work, which was popularised by the brand Hakoba in the '60s and was a rage of that era. www.fashionindia.net /reviews/2002/feb/sewa.htm   (974 words)

Chikankari Apparel,Chikankari Garments,Chikankari Clothing Manufacturers,Chikankari Apparel Suppliers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Chikankari, primarily refers to an embroidery variety done originally with pristine white cotton thread on fine mulls and muslins. The word chikan derives its name from the Persian word, Chakeen, meaning rendering of delicate patterns on fabric. The chikankari embroidery garment is believed to be introduced in seventeenth century by Noorjehan (wife of Mughal emperor Jehangir) who was inspired by Turkish embroidery. www.chikan-hand-embroidery.com /history-of-chikankari.html   (225 words)

2002 Challenge Series Swaps - Shadow Work Embroidery Here is the nuts and bolts definition of Shadow Work embroidery: “a technique in which stitching takes place on the reverse of a transparent fabric, the design showing through to the front in a very subtle manner”. Legend has it that the Chikan (literally translated as Embroidery) work was introduced by Nur Jahan, the beautiful wife of Mughal emperor, Jahangir. Chikan Work can even be seen on runway models of famous Indian couture designers such as Muzaffar Ali and his wife Meera, Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosia (whose Chikan Work were seen on Dame Judi Dench at the 1999 Oscars) and Tarun Tahiliani, (the “high priest of Indian Fashion”). www.silk-ribbon-embroidery.com /PrintShadow.htm   (802 words)

Peach Color Lucknow Chikan Sari The lucknawi Chikans are the spice and flavor of the rich Awadhi and Nawabi traditions of Lucknow. The color schemes of the Lucknawi Chikans are a soothing palate of pastels that add elegance and grace to the woman. The embroidery work known as the 'shadow work' is usually stitched in the Nawabi motifs. www.exoticindiaart.com /product/SC90   (235 words)

Embroidered Fabric, Embroidered Dress Material, Evening Embroidered Fabric, Silk Embroidered Fabric, Dupion Silk ... The prominent embroidery patterns include satin stitch, cross-stitch, shadow embroidery, Kashmir embroidery, applique, chain stitch, Romanian stitch etc. Apart from this, embroidery designs can be found on curtains, tablecloth, mats and napkins cushion covers and bed linen. Chikan embroidery, tikkiwork, gota work, Zardosi, Kashmiri embroidery are among the exclusive embroidery designs belonging to India. www.indianembroidery.net /machine_hand_embroidery.htm   (195 words)

Beautiful Chikan Work, Embroidery Work, Lucknow Chikankari, Indian Handicrafts Exporters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) The chikan work of Lucknow is perhaps one of the most popular embroidery works in India. The most beautiful part of chikan work is the open work ground, an effect of drawn thread work is achieved without drawing out any. A variation of the chikan work is the bakhia or shadow work. handicraft.indiamart.com /process/chikan   (634 words)

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