EMBROIDERY

A linear, traditional, form of design that has been followed from ages by ancestors, to exaggerate the quality, artwork, design, beauty and the blissfulness in a Saree, lehenga, gown, Pavada and many more attires. It adds a flavour of experience and a way to express yourself. The embroidery is a used in every form of dresses, even the dress for kids will have embroidery if it happens to be a traditional wear, or indo-western wear. The embroidery does not limit till the tradition wear, it can also be seen in many western inspired outfits. There is no easy going embroidery done, it is well planned and a rough sketch will be done, on that the embroidery work happens.

Embroidery is to decorate with ornamental needlework, that extends the value and the engaging of a person. The preciseness, handicraft work, the design is always uplifting the meaning of embroidery. Back in days of Rajas and Maharajas this embroidery filled clothes was used in a large number on daily basis, it mostly indicated the royalty and the richness of a person, but now there is no such thing as embroidery work is a work of passion for many stylists, tailors, and many more. The word brings a confidence on the person as it defines the quality, artwork done on it by just listing out which exact form of Embroidery work has been taken place on that particular attire.

Embroidery is accepted by the audience today as a form of art. Which equally takes a mind of any artist to decide what exact design can be matching on that particular color, and material. The work will be done using a small needle that will create a art on a mass that is 10000 times more than that of small needle. The artist who create this must be very precise and flow of idea must go on as each and every outfit must be better and different from the other. Embroidery is mostly done on cloth material that has stretching quality in it, o that there is no damage done on the cloth in the process of needlework.

Embroidery level can be from minimal to a thick amount, each style of embroidery allows you to choose the exact attire for a function. The needlework on a bridals attire can be in a huge number, whereas the needle work on other outfits for other occasions are been made precisely, even the embroidery work on the kids attires dresses will be made accordingly and contrasting with the colour and the dress.

Embroidery may be done with stitching solid materials such as pearls, beads, quills and sequins. It is not only done on formal cloths but also on hats, caps, overlays, dress shirt, blankets, denims, stocking, and many other areas of clothing. Every embroidery thread has different colours, texture, thickness, thinness, can be different and unique at the same time.

It is also done as patch work, mend, reinforce of art is also a part of embroidery. All the craftsmen are made with upper most care and clarity about what they are doing. The artist will do this work for hours together, so the final outcome will be good and attractive.

In the history it is said to be that embroidery is a pastime activity or a hobby just for women, it was mainly used as a form of biography. Women who were unable to access formal education or writing implements, were often taught embroidery and used it as a means of creativity, even a cycle of creating, finishing, delivering, as a informal profession in their lives. History also tells us that in 17th century Islam’s took embroidery very seriously, where embroidery was a sign of high social status in Muslim societies. A Turkish traveller Evliya Celebi called it as “Craft of two hands”. In cities like Damascus, cairo and Istanbul, embroidery was visible on handkerchiefs, uniforms, flags, calligraphy, shoes, robes, tunics, horse trappings, slippers, and many many more daily used elements. The craftsmen embroidered items with gold and silver thread.