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2. Embroidery of India - Wikipedia

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   The present form of chikan (meaning elegant patterns on fabric) work is associated with the city of Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh. Chikan embroidery on silk is Lucknow's own innovation. The other chikan styles are that of Calcutta and Dacca. However, characteristic forms of stitch were developed in Lucknow: phanda and murri. [12]

3. Chikan (embroidery) - Wikipedia

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   The technique of chikan embroidery is known as chikankari (चिकनकारी چکن کاری).Chikankari is a delicate and artfully done hand embroidery on a variety of textile fabrics like cotton, chanderi, muslin, georgette, viscose, silk, organza, net, etc. White thread is embroidered on cool, pastel shades of light muslin and cotton garments.

4. Smocking - Wikipedia

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   Smocking may be done in many sophisticated patterns. [6] Standard hand smocking stitches are: A. Cable stitch: a tight stitch of double rows that joins alternating columns of gathers. [7] B. Stem stitch: a tight stitch with minimum flexibility that joins two columns of gathers at a time in single overlapping rows with a downward slope. [8]

5. Blouse - Wikipedia

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   A modern striped bow tie neck blouse and a navy blue mini skirt. A camisole being used as a blouse.. A blouse (/ b l aʊ z, b l aʊ s, b l uː z /) [1] [2] is a loose-fitting upper garment that may be worn by workmen, peasants, artists, women, and children.

6. William Morris textile designs - Wikipedia

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   Tulip and willow design for printed textiles (1873) William Morris (1834-1898), a founder of the British Arts and Crafts movement, sought to restore the prestige and methods of hand-made crafts, including textiles, in opposition to the 19th century tendency toward factory-produced textiles. With this goal in mind, he created his own workshop ...

7. Mola (art form) - Wikipedia

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   The Mola or Molas is a hand-made textile that forms part of the traditional women's clothing of the indigenous Guna people from Panama and Colombia. Their clothing includes a patterned wrapped skirt (saburet), a red and yellow headscarf (musue), arm and leg beads (wini), a gold nose ring (olasu) and earrings in addition to the mola blouse ...