
India is a land of myriad traditions and vibrant cultures, the most
important being the weddings held here. The classic wedding ensembles
and apparels produced here hold the pride of being some of the most
exquisite and finest works of art. The embroidery done for wedding suits
involves great skill and workmanship as it employs highly meticulous and
fine types of embroidery. Some common types of embroidery patterns are
as follows:
Kashmiri embroidery : It basically employs the use of chain,
satin, slanted darn ad stem stitches to produce intricate motifs in
concentric forms.It is popularly known as Sozni or doruka embroidery.
Zardozi embroidery : This embroidery is done with a crochet hook
using metallic threads. It engages the use of zari embellishments such
as coiled wire, dabka, tilla, beads etc. to create intricate motifs and
patterns.
Aari Bharat Embroidery : This form of embroidery primarily
involves the use of a gold or silver zari thread pushed through a hooked
needle to produce extremely fine stitches.The patterns may either line
figures of royal moghuls of intricate motifs displaying the creative
genius of craftsmen.
A host other embroidery patterns and designs are woven on a variety of
fabrics that primarily include:
- Brocades
- Satins
- Silks
- Corduroy
- Polyester Fabrics