Bead Embroidery and Timeless Embroidery Designs for Everyday Style: By Aditya Migom Doley Embroidery has always been that craft which quietly holds its ground in fashion. It’s not just about ...

Indian embroidery, rich in regional diversity, has gained immense global popularity. Styles like Chikankari, Kantha, Zardozi, and Kashida showcase India's cultural heritage through intricate stitches ...

India’s textile heritage is a story written in needle and thread. For centuries, artisans across different regions have created embroidery styles that are not just decorative, but deeply cultural, ...

Accentuating the beauty of threadwork on rich textiles, fashion designers, for a couple of years now, have been travelling across the country to not only explore the unseen beauty of India, but to ...

Kathiawar, known for its arid landscapes and coastal charm, has a rich heritage of handcrafted textiles. This embroidery style, which has been passed down through generations, bears witness to the ...

The exact origins of Chikankari are a bit fuzzy, but many legends trace it back to the Mughal era, particularly to Empress Noor Jahan, wife of Emperor Jahangir and a patron of the arts. It’s said she ...

Art and fashion have always gone hand in hand. From digging into your grandmother’s closet to bookmarking some intricate and delicate designs on Instagram, most of us like to add that little nostalgic ...

One of India’s most enduring artistic traditions is its myriad forms of embroidery. Every state and region boasts of its own style, but needlework is not merely a means of ornamentation. The fabrics ...

With a simple needle moving up and down on a piece of cloth, a delicate flower begins to take shape under her hands. Watching Yao Jianping doing embroidery is just like watching a ballet performance ...

In February, the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) sent out an email to subscribers, inviting them to send in “archival photos/paintings/family portraits of people wearing a Kasuti saree where the ...