Phulkari Embroidery

Patiala-based phulkari artist and Padma Shri awardee Lajwanti showcased phulkari embroidery at Bharat Mandapam’s International Exhibition and Convention Centre during the G20 meeting.

  • Phulkari refers to the folk embroidery of Punjab. Although Phulkari means floral work, the designs include not only flowers but also cover motifs and geometrical shapes.
  • The main characteristics of Phulkari embroidery are use of darn stitch on the wrong side of coarse cotton cloth with coloured silken thread.
  • Various coarse structured fabrics such as khaddar, Dasuti, and Khaddar casement are used for embroidery work, including Phulkari.
  • The earliest reference to the word Phulkari is in Punjabi literature in the ....
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