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Embroideries of India

"When words leave off, music begins."
Embroidery Technique- Kantha, Threads used- Cotton  threads, Fabric used- Cotton, Stitches used- Running Stitches
"And as he spoke of understanding, I looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me." - Black Elk

 
Embroidery Technique - Phulkari, Threads used - Silk Threads, Fabric used - Casement, Stitches used- Darning Stitches
 
"Your people I do not understand, so to you I shall put an end, and you'll never hear surf music again." - Jimi Hendrix, Third Stone From The Sun
Embroidery Technique - Kashida, Threads used- Cotton threads, Fabric used - Wool Gaberdine, Stitches used- Chain Stitch, Satin Stitch
 
"Step up and move ahead, life is all about moving on and traveling all along like a bird." - Santosh Kalwar
Embroidery Technique - Kasuti, Threads used - Cotton threads, Fabric used - Matty Fabric
"If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting worried that I wasn't moving forward very much, nor was I even in tune with the music today. I almost scoffed at it." - Nate Ruess

 
Embroidery Technique - Chamba Rumal, Threads used - Cotton threads, Fabric used - silk, Stitches used- Long and short Stitch, Satin Stitch
"Telephone Road is ten miles long 
Fifty car lots and a hundred honky-tonks 
Jukebox blastin' and the beer bottles ring 
Jimmy banging on a pinball machine ." - Steve Earle
Embroidery Technique- Applique, Threads used- Cotton threads, Fabric used- Cotton, Stitches used - Buttonhole Stitch, Satin Stitch, Stem Stitch
"I am pretty, but I'm not beautiful
I sin, but I'm not a devil,
I'm good, but I'm not an angel." - Marilyn Monroe
Embroidery Technique - Zardozi, Threads used- Golden thread, Fabric Used- Velvet, Material used- Dabka
"I can't grow a moustache so I decided to design myself  one instead, it's quicker."
Embroideries of India
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Embroideries of India

A set of hand embroideries that resulted from a class project, based on the regions of India. It is a contemporary view on the indigenous craft o Read More

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