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Chikankari white-on-white embroidery

Also known as chikankari

Chikankari white-on-white embroidery: photograph by Parineetaji123
Photo: Parineetaji123, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Choose stitches (shadow work, knots, jali) and place them to fill leaf and flower motifs on fine muslin.

Heritage note

A tradition shared by communities in many places.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin.

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