Art & Craft

Kantha The name “Kantha” or “Kanthas” has many regional variations Katha, Kheta, etc. It is a form of hand…

Hand Embroidery in India Kashmiri Embroidery The Kashmiri embroidery is traditionally known as Kashida Embroidery.…

The Tamil Embroidery, pieces of felt in muted colors are used in combination with strong dark colors to create a…

Embroidery in Orissa (Odisha) is used primarily in articles relating to religious observances. The embroidery work…

Rajasthan, as its name signifies, was a conglomeration of princely states. They were of all shapes and sizes,…

The Todas are supposed to be remnants of the Greeks who came to India with Alexander the Great and penetrated as…

Tribal embroidery in India, is mostly done in straight stitches of different lengths made in various thicknesses of…

Lucknow is famous for  chikan embroidery. The word chikan just means embroidery.The Chikan embroidery was done on…

In Kannada the word for embroidery is Kasuti. As with the chikan of Lucknow so with the Kasuti of Karnataka the…

Bengal has an old tradition of Kantha embroidery. Kantha Embroidery of Bengal has enjoyed international repute for…