Art & Crafts of India #2: Indian Hand Embroidery

Indian Hand Embroidery entices us with its vibrant colours, the intricate designs and the effort put in by the skilled craftsmen.<br /><div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089116268261700914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55wY8LBf1IFy9e8NXuTJ5UVOD-K8Yjvvia2swG0VWbDP071Ph8VU6T8tXz25e_t1B7Ks8AKssPMqdS8VJU2L0SFzIJ_15kZ-3M6rxwEzRMUZ3dhb15jPgR482SPCaFqBFug5ckbAhTNqk/s400/shru2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />There are various styles of embroidery in India & from different regions and it would be an enormous task to cover all of them in one small post.<br /><br />Some of the well-known styles are <a href="http://www.indian-embroidery.com/phulkari-embroidery.html">Phulkari</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikan_(embroidery)">Chikan</a>, <a href="http://www.indian-embroidery.com/kantha-embroidery.html">Kantha</a>, <a href="http://www.indian-embroidery.com/banjara-embroidery.html">Banjara</a>, <a href="http://www.indian-embroidery.com/rabari-embroidery.html">Rabari</a>, <a href="http://www.indian-embroidery.com/mirror-embroidery.html">Mirrorwork</a>, <a href="http://www.indian-embroidery.com/zardozi-embroidery.html">Zardozi</a> and you can read more about Indian Embroidery Styles <a href="http://www.indian-embroidery.com/indian-embroidery-styles.html">here</a>.<br /><br />So here are some of the interesting styles...<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089116246786864418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmb3k-0k-Ibe7EWx4EISJpRwkBDUJ7Qf28u18lhLVspRFkHozu7tn97rjkoWPrTPu-6taUSwjclFbQfc9g75LV6hx2TG7RToz8HUtu9VhefsKV9mXOMHWzGxjKofUr8DxO1-oWOOUTYqEg/s400/shru1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Colourful cushion covers from <a href="http://www.shrujan.org/products.htm">Shrujan</a><br /><br />The vibrant craft can be brought into your homes in the form of home accessories like cushion covers, bedsheets, door hangings, wall hanging and many more.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuMnxdScJOOxnV0GSAR2LWcM4dJPJcMG4wFjX8EIqNYnjM_1N5hLxNniwy9jOTpvvWAWxzj-w6jpRZQGYICR3VzgACWlmZTkjhfWfYNu1blHecrNNoJMwGd61l3fUOdt7KQq5pMn5x131/s1600-h/bedsheet1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089122341345457618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuMnxdScJOOxnV0GSAR2LWcM4dJPJcMG4wFjX8EIqNYnjM_1N5hLxNniwy9jOTpvvWAWxzj-w6jpRZQGYICR3VzgACWlmZTkjhfWfYNu1blHecrNNoJMwGd61l3fUOdt7KQq5pMn5x131/s400/bedsheet1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Bedsheet from <a href="http://www.indiascraft.com/">Indiascrafts</a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcqHpoFoLhFxw7eIZjouI3iPM9YvfAyhb6h-AgFCU4_YolmNxflQbtL-FaKeGxBRaNaquyGkdC9ODk5eDcLnvRBnwKiUAyo_5plQH8rnm61khIM6Lg_X8PHYDOV3myjsQxrGkW4cKKr1l/s1600-h/shru6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089121185999254930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBcqHpoFoLhFxw7eIZjouI3iPM9YvfAyhb6h-AgFCU4_YolmNxflQbtL-FaKeGxBRaNaquyGkdC9ODk5eDcLnvRBnwKiUAyo_5plQH8rnm61khIM6Lg_X8PHYDOV3myjsQxrGkW4cKKr1l/s400/shru6.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Fantastic wall hanging from <a href="http://www.shrujan.org/products.htm">Shrujan</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcY8WSdIVFuFBll92v0y-DA2kvYLHfgId3vHWmSknAtikdDumw2G89wYaCFCJDdngrxiQ46z4LDLIQAyRbuEUL5-30Seaj0jlCssuYvZ0sI5X9vHfLPFjLWRbad5VqNDVBlXG_dDVCN4M/s1600-h/shru5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089121190294222242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcY8WSdIVFuFBll92v0y-DA2kvYLHfgId3vHWmSknAtikdDumw2G89wYaCFCJDdngrxiQ46z4LDLIQAyRbuEUL5-30Seaj0jlCssuYvZ0sI5X9vHfLPFjLWRbad5VqNDVBlXG_dDVCN4M/s400/shru5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Cushion Covers from <a href="http://www.shrujan.org/products.htm">Shrujan<br /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089122680647874018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBA_UKW6aVzveoS6uEGQ6WP9L6BT12DbPDSKoP4axovmD4Eq0Ti8Eclq2SOb4QiYcD9sGyWk7ep1j98ZvfjoGVu34WAQtbhgqTZ0O3tl4SkJ9f2GuE9Vxuaza65CX70mcLv5q8LqTZHOuT/s400/doorhanging.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Door hanging from <a href="http://www.indiascraft.com/index.htm">Indiascraft</a><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089131781683574258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9fGycATFQEfMYcr_TBkR8wxNGdnQjN0bIp9FLqqPku2MsxRFmUM_SFTgOaKwIsEWlycl03saMjQmUPO7h8wW5uDYvkHN3U1O627h_dsamgmEH9u0AoXCQSyHFWKqxRfeLIAWtNvD0d6d/s400/anok2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Hand Embroidery bed cover from <a href="http://www.anokhi.com/">Anokhi<br /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089117157319931234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCuX5q31NZqiTY_teYEBFmBSMp95ufkjZsKfYbJtGseszM7iuox8Ugh-5W0mAiron-2bm0uJGc0mIDkrLtZ1kUT0e9HmUCZHJw8Uh2jTSPovRZqrgkhLBFqxCbVQlrdbeeSg3aX-hU6KL/s400/tilonia1.gif" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Amazing cushion covers from <a href="http://store.tilonia.com/index.html">Tilonia<br /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089117165909865842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAbJAY51rAck5WAYpCYFSez7kTkmH_2kH9Ex5n523RNW440_flpN_VH6YfTtmgK2aWVS1y0qfM_-sM8ftxQ4s5etUEC3zQCO2RNvRXEdRV4LOVGDvhvHaxnK_BdbKayIg7B3eK836z71w/s400/tilonia3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />This white on cream is a dream:-) from <a href="http://store.tilonia.com/index.html">Tilonia</a><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089116272556668226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5g-MsaJBKaSiDEOrnPW1u5u9i7r3wvlulBrztz3PcBAMbfJmm6Ar3qCzuFYwkuFpNpPEmVx7DKNrRIIa1MuIf0GOEP-s-hpGFS2-tXUvl4QDT9nLbp7L90hytASO6gneJuZN9uQv-Bvd/s400/shru3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Love this from <a href="http://www.shrujan.org/products.htm">Shrujan</a><br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089116281146602834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7FCl5s0LBALDoWn5PMTvhEErl2NThcWABa1ZyZ6FxxFZUge0JGu-aXGSKBpHKlPyYUkTFzhiwPo7468ygYuHHj-44KtjkRr_asogZIuafqLwsZ7y_QH4aC1LTmZoNmEYOD-vu1t0lqPu/s400/shru4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Silver & Gold from <a href="http://www.shrujan.org/products.htm">Shrujan</a><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089117165909865858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WDxN1TRPBLwsIYszlRJotPJCp9dZLIEZPcE8XgGT9BcdOch0AWKheHwoAOstoE67sNqdGVeckiGqBWtkOpLOtkW6nCt3uWHX4tWNclJKBO9rVn10RT9icLx4Yhw_mLsAHcoyGhQ0QDCk/s400/cush.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Lovely combination from <a href="http://www.anokhi.com/">Anokhi<br /></a><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5089121194589189570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtluIbITcuaz7lZTXoHRIQtSSP7-bcVZKAc4il3eP_JNGVU9HuSETU766arca3mn1EkYpZcH9nzKir_eBIOS0uL4kt1bxG1ODEyDJTIJegqhkz2BG8csOdcVuugkWeM9L_bGu9BfQQ-pL/s400/cush_arch.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />My mirrorwork cushion cover picked up from a Crafts Fair:-)<br /><br /><em>( Images from Shrujan, Tilonia, Anokhi & Indiascraft)</em></div></div></div>

Art & Crafts of India #2: Indian Hand Embroidery

Indian Hand Embroidery entices us with its vibrant colours, the intricate designs and the effort put in by the skilled craftsmen. There are ...

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