+++ authors = [“Sapna Rani Kulshreshtha”] categories = [“Needle & Thread”] date = 2020-05-16T08:24:00Z excerpt = "" series = [] tags = [“Handicraft”, “Culture”, “Fashion”] timeToRead = 3 title = “Kantha: From rags to riches” url = “/embroideries/kantha-from-rags-to-riches” +++ Kantha is one of the oldest forms of embroidery that originated in India. It is a craft practised by the women of Bengal and Odisha. It is the story of the ingenuity and creativity of rural women who had mastered the art of transforming rags into useful items.

+++ authors = [“Sapna Rani Kulshreshtha”] date = 2020-05-10T04:22:00Z excerpt = “Rituals marking the turning points of a panjabi women” categories = [“Needle & Thread”] series = [“Needle & Thread”] tags = [“Handicraft”, “Culture”, “Fashion”] timeToRead = 5 title = “Phulkari: The pride of Punjab” url = “/embroideries/phlulkari-pride-of-punjab” +++ Phulkari is the traditional embroidery of Punjab. Phulkari literally translated as Floral work, the designs include not only flowers but also cover geometrical shapes and other motifs.

+++ authors = [“Sapna Rani Kulshreshtha”] categories = [“Needle & Thread”] date = 2020-05-25T13:03:00Z excerpt = "" series = [] tags = [“Handicraft”, “Fashion”, “History”] timeToRead = 5 title = “Zardozi: The imperial craft” url = “/embroideries/zardozi-the-imperial-craft” +++ The word Zardozi is derived from Persian word ‘Zarin’(Gold) and ‘Dozi’ (sewing) that translates as sewing with Gold. Zardozi is a form of fabric decoration which uses metallic threads to create beautiful motifs.

+++ authors = [“Sapna Rani Kulshreshtha”] date = 2020-05-02T07:00:00Z excerpt = “An ancient handloom from bengal.” categories = [“Handlooms of India”] series = [“Handlooms of India”] tags = [“Handloom”, “Culture”, “History”] timeToRead = 4 title = “Baluchari Saree” url = “/handlooms/baluchuri-saree” +++ The textile tradition of Bengal is very ancient. It is known for it’s finest fabric produced in either pure cotton or pure silk, but not in mixed yarn.

+++ authors = [“Sapna Rani Kulshreshtha”] date = 2020-05-02T13:59:00Z excerpt = “A rich textile with even richer history from Madhya Pradesh.” categories = [“Handlooms of India”] series = [“Handlooms of India”] tags = [“Handloom”, “Culture”, “History”] timeToRead = 5 title = “Chanderi Saree” url = “/handlooms/chanderi-saree” +++ Chanderi fabric, gets its name from its place of origin. Chanderi, a small town in Madhya Pradesh, known for beautiful banks of river Betwa, surrounded by hills, lakes and forests.

+++ authors = [“Sapna Rani Kulshreshtha”] date = 2020-05-02T12:01:00Z excerpt = “A traders hub in Madhya Pradesh” categories = [“Handlooms of India”] series = [“Handlooms of India”] tags = [“Handloom”, “Culture”, “History”] timeToRead = 4 title = " Maheshwari Saree" url = “/handlooms/maheshwari-saree” +++ The state of Madhya Pradesh produces some of the finest handloom sarees that are manufactured in Chanderi and Maheshwari. While Chanderi has been a weaving centre since as early as 10th century, weaving of Maheshwari sarees started in the 18th century.

+++ authors = [“Sapna Rani Kulshreshtha”] date = 2020-05-02T09:00:00Z excerpt = “A traditional cotton saree from bengal looms known as Tant” categories = [“Handlooms of India”] series = [“Handlooms of India”] tags = [“Handloom”, “Culture”, “History”] timeToRead = 2 title = “Tant Saree” url = “/handlooms/tant-saree” +++ Tant sarees are traditional cotton sarees that are manufactured in West Bengal and Bangladesh. The looms in Bengal are called “Tant”, hence the sarees woven here came to be Known as Tant saree.