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

This season we show you glimpses of traditions, memories, and emotion in every thread, with elegant designs of Lucknowi, Chikankari that fuse contemporary and traditional aesthetics with white needlework, in the Chikankari Kurta With Dhoti Set 1 . The beaming white cotton fabric feature enamouring Chikan embroidery created with Ulti Bakhiya, Ghas Patti, Phanda and Keel Kangan stitches which are framed with white cotton.