Witness the Magic of Delicate Phulkari Embroidery on Pure Classy Tussar Silks Salwar kameez |
Posted: November 8, 2018 |
A spread fabric like a saree or a sufficiently large expanse as provided in a salwar kameez offers plenty of scope for imaginative beautification. And that is precisely what the traditional art of Phulkari or floral embroidery on fabric is all about. Having its roots in rural Punjab, this arty craft practiced by women on the traditional Punjabi outfit the salwar kameez, and other clothing like shawls, odhnis, dupattas etc., is a feast for the eyes.
A new range of Phulkari adorned salwar kameez on soft Tussar silk Just about a month ago Unnati Silks had brought out a range of Phulkari on soft Jaipuri cotton salwar kameez. This time round it is the same arty embroidery of rural Punjab adorning the swishy and shiny Tussar Silk Salwar Kameez. Earlier the flowery ‘magic’ was displayed on smooth cotton weaves. Here it is displayed on lovely silk fabric. Let us explore the features of this new range of Tussar silk salwar kameez decorated with Phulkari.
A brief narrative on the Phulkari From the word phul meaning flower and kari meaning the craft, Phulkari stands for floral work or floral craft. Phulkari being a decorative art, it is widely displayed in Punjabi clothing like the Salwar Kameez, scarves, shawls, stoles, dupattas and such women clothing. Phulkari, the flowery pattern silk embroidery that is uniquely appealing for its floral arrangements on fabric exclusively adorns the wedding and festival salwar kameez of Punjabi women. The beauty of the art lies in that the costly floss silk called Pat was once used where the patterns were never drawn beforehand, but the thread count was always accurate. The densely packed floral design and other themes of everyday life hand embroidered by the womenfolk who engage in it, used to sometimes takes upto a year to complete. Today Phulkari is not restricted to a particular type of fabric. Colours that were generally white, red, black and blue have given way to include others in the color spectrum as well. Darning is the most commonly used technique to make the pattern. The width of a stitch would determine the quality of the Phulkari – narrower the stitch finer the work. For more complicated or unusual designs or for the borders, the herringbone stitch, the running stitch, Holbein stitch or buttonhole stitch are used.
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