Paako Embroidery

Paako means solid. It is a tight square chain and double buttonhole stitch embroidery, often with black slanted satin stitch outlining. 

Source of Image is Niya's World. Source of Images of Stitches is Needlecrafter

Kharek Embroidery

 Kharek embroidery is first outlined in black double running stitch, and then filled in with satin stitch, the end result is of cluster of bar like shapes.

Soof Embroidery

 

Soof (lit. “triangle”) is a technique counted out from the back of the fabric. Geometrical, whimsical variations of traditional motifs, including stylized flowers and figures, convey wishes of fertility and prosperity for the newlyweds. The designs are created with surface-satin stitches of varying lengths that allow most of the valuable silk to be visible on the front. 

 

Source: http://www.worcesterart.org/Exhibitions/indus.pdf

 

Malkha Fabric - A product of Microspinning

Sometimes back I have written an article on microspinning. I have also mentioned how at Chirala in Andhra Pradesh, a fabric by the name of Malkha Cotton is being produced from microspinning. 

I am glad that the Malkha fabric has become one of the choices of the designers and caught the attention of the media so-much-so that an article in Mint is devoted to this fabric. The source of the image is website of Malkha. 

The technology of spinning is hailed as Decentralised Cotton Yarn making-essentially using the same technology from Vortex as that of microspinning.

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