An unstitched suit set in soft peach: embroidered kurta fabric with a coordinating dupatta, ready for your tailor to cut to your exact measurements. The traditional way to buy Chikankari. Browse more suit sets & dress material.

Deep indigo suit set covered in fine hand-embroidered white butis, with a richly patterned dupatta — unstitched fabric your tailor turns into a perfect fit. See all suit sets & dress material.

White embroidered kurta fabric set off by a brown patterned dupatta — an unstitched suit that becomes whatever silhouette your tailor cuts. See the full dress material collection.

Crisp white kurta with all-over Chikankari handwork and matching pants — the piece every Chikankari wardrobe starts with. Hand-embroidered in the Lucknowi tradition. Complete the look from our kurta sets.

Sea green kurta fabric paired with a peach dupatta — the collection’s freshest colour combination, sold unstitched for a made-to-measure finish. Browse dress material.

Maroon georgette suit with Chikankari embroidery and mirror work, finished with a mustard dupatta — rich colour for weddings and festive nights. See more kurta sets.

Crisp white georgette suit set with hand embroidery throughout and a bold red dupatta for contrast — a festive look that photographs beautifully. More Chikankari kurta sets.

Grey kurta with tonal Chikankari embroidery and a matching palazzo — a quiet, versatile two-piece you’ll reach for on repeat. Browse Chikankari kurta sets.

A warm beige kota kurta with hand-embroidered Chikankari and matching trouser — the neutral set that goes everywhere. See the full kurta set range.

What is the difference between shadow work and Authentic Chikankari Suit?

In Authentic Chikankari Suit, shadow work uses mostly herringbone stitch interspersed with some other stitches, Chikan work is a combination of many different embroidery stitches, flat, raised and knot stitches. In chikan work, some of the designs are worked from the back of the fabric and others from the front.

Where is this technique used?

Delicately worked Authentic Chikankari Suit 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

Soft grey cotton kurta with tonal Chikankari embroidery and matching trouser — quiet enough for work, crafted enough to notice. Browse Chikankari kurta sets.

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.