introducing chikankari to India. Chikan began as a type of white-on-white (or whitework) embroidery. The technique of chikan embroidery is known as chikankari (चिकनकारी...
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Look up chikan or Chikan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chikan may refer to: Chikan (embroidery), a style of embroidery, common in India Chikan (body...
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Lucknow: phanda and murri. Chikan embroidery is believed to have been introduced by Nur Jahan, the wife of Jahangir. Chikan embroidery involves the use of white...
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decoration is embroidery. Many light summer kurtas feature Chikan embroidery, a specialty of Lucknow, around the hems and front opening. This embroidery is typically...
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Lucknow (section Lucknow Chikan)
on unique styles of embroidery, namely, Chikan and Lakhnawi Zardozi, both of which are significant foreign exchange earners. Chikan has caught the fancy...
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markets. Indian chikan embroidery holds similarities with the Ayrshire style of embroidery, particularly in that the two region’s embroidery often featured...
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retail commerce. The main commodities and goods traded are clothes, Chikan embroidery work, spices, dry snacks, hosieries and wedding decorations. Aminabad...
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Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials...
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used for chikan embroidery. The cloth was purposely woven in specified lengths, for instance, 19-20 yards for the convenience of embroidery work and subsequent...
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Lucknow, it deals with exploitation of women and problems of local "chikan" embroidery workers. Anjuman has music by Khayyam, with lyrics by noted Urdu poet...
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