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A PRICING GUIDE TO CHIKANKARI

Chikankari is a form of hand embroidery patronised by the Mughals in the Awadh region of India which has since then become region specific art form and the karigars are...

CHIKANKARI: THE PROCESS

There are different stages that a Chikankari garment goes through before it reaches the stores for sales. The garment goes through these processes putting everyone’s livelihood in their pockets at...

REAL VS. FAKE CHIKANKARI

Chikankari in its true form is strictly an art of hand embroidery and is NOT DONE by machine. There has overtime developed a supply of cheap machine embroidery mimicking certain...

CHIKANKARI STITCHES IN DETAIL

There are said to be around 32 stitches prevalent in this embroidery, which combined is called Chikankari. Chikankari’s origin is traced back to being derived from the embroidery of Persia...