Kasidakari
an Indian embroidery art
Kasidakari (Kashida, kashida - kari ) is an embroidery art associated with Kashmir, Bihar, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh.
Name
Kashida is the local lingo for the embroidery. Kasidkari known as kashida - kari, is the Punjabi and Hindi for needlework. It is also known as kasidakari.
Techniques and stitches
Various stitches are employed for Kashida work such as darning stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch and chain stitch. The base material for Kashida is cotton, wool or silk in a variety of colours like white, blue, yellow, purple, red, green and black. The stitches may vary with the material to be embroidered. Do - rukha'l embroidery (Chamba Kasidakari) has characteristics of its own which differentiates it from other forms of embroidery in India.
Sozni
The sozni stitch is used when uniformity is desired on both sides, like in choice. When the needle work is executed so neatly that the desigh is clearly visible on both sides it is known as do-rukha - A term derived from urdu , where "do" mean two and "rukh" means side
Zalakdozi
Zalakdozi employs hook or aari to fill-in motifs with chain stitch.
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