Where is this technique used?

Delicately worked Authentic Chikankari Suit and Lucknowi Chikankari Dupatta designs were embroidered on the finest of cotton mulmul (muslin) fabrics during the Mughal period, and it had value and worth for its aesthetics. It had been encouraged very much during that time to make it one of the most popular embroidery techniques of India and which has remained so till date. This embroidery technique is popularly used to adorn beautiful kurtas and sarees and even home decor items.

What are the stitches employed in Authentic Chikankari Suit?

Authentic Chikankari Suit has flourished owing to its variety in stitches and designs. There are 10 principal stitches made from raw skeins of thread and employed. There are another 26 or so more, making it about 36 different stitches that adorn fabrics with Chikankari.

• Herringbone stitch
• Double back stitch
• Running stitch, the most common stitch that is worked on the right side of the fabric
• Stem stitch
• Couched running stitch
• Combination of buttonhole stitch and satin stitch
• Chain stitch is used to design the outline of leaves and petals especially when they are connected within their pattern.
• Detached chain stitch
• Satin stitch
• Fishbone stitch
• Pulled thread work
• Romanian Stitch
• Detached eyelet stitch
• Different knot stitches

What fabrics are suitable for chikankari work to be done on them?

Authentic Chikankari produces stunning effects on sheer fabrics for the shadowy effect that it gives. But Authentic Chikankari Suit Set is not restricted. You can do chikan work on any kind of fabric but the sheerest fabric is preferred for the shadow effect. Lucknowi Chikan Unstitched Suit Piece best

Chikankari is an Art of Imagination, It is a handicraft process where the wooden blocks are hand chiseled in various design patterns, and the natural stew for printing is prepared, and printed on the cloth. The chikankari artisans then use ten ary of the needlecraft embroidery and perform the needlework artistically.

There are 32 stitches of chikankari broadly classified into Raised stitch, Embossed and Flat stitch.

Also Known: Suit Piece, Suit length, Dress Material, Suit Set, Cotton Unstitched Material, Fancy Suit piece, Kurta piece, running fabric, Kurta material.

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Chikankari Embroidery – an art form from traditional times that remains popular even today.

Length of Kurta – 49inches
Length of Trouser – 38inches
Neck – Round
Sleeves – Quarter
Shape – A Line
Color – Pink
Embroidery of Kurta – Bakhiya, phanda, GhasPatti, and Murri
Thread – Pink Cotton
Touch & Feel – Soft, Comfortable & Skin Friendly

This product is Best Hand Embroidered Grey Kota Chikankari Kurta and may have slight dissimilarities that are a natural outcome of the human involvement in the process.