Chikankari Kurtas

History Behind The Famous Chikankari Work

Emperor Jehangir’s wife, Noor Jahan, was known to have a great fascination with this embroidery. This Mughal couple set up workshops for the artisans where they worked to create this embroidery for hours. Chikankari means the art of chikan, which means the art of embroidery. This embroidery is conventionally done with a white thread on light fabrics like cotton, muslin, organza, and silk, to name a few.

The Craze Doesn't Seem To End

The fine stitches and the neat designs are known to have made this type of embroidery famous. Chikankari embroidery is undoubtedly the most popular style of embroidery in India as well as overseas. Now designers have started using darker colours as well for the embroidery. Designers like Manish Malhotra have also created Chikankari clothing in the past. Deepika Padukone is also one of the starlets to have worn Chikankari embroidery kurtas many times.

What Is Soo Special About Chikankari Work?

The fine stitches of Chikankari embroidery are hard to emulate with the help of a machine which makes it even more special. Today, Lucknow is the hub of Chikankari embroidery, and rightfully so. In fact, in 2008, Chikankari was given a Geographical Indication tag that recognised Lucknow as the official hub of this embroidery. Chikankari is a five-step process involving design, engraving, block printing, embroidery, washing, and finishing.  The patterns and the effects created utterly depend upon the stitches and the thickness of the threads used. It has 32 stitches.

Actors Farooq Sheikh and Shabana Azmi did a movie in 1986 called Anjuman that addressed the problems faced by Chikan workers. Farooq Sheikh fell in love with the embroidery and wore Chikankari embroidery his entire life.

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FAQs

1.     What are Chikankari kurtas?

Chikankari kurtas are kurtas where the embroidery is lovely, and a machine cannot make it.

2.     What is special about Chikankari embroidery?

It is done by hand and cannot be done by a machine.

3.     How many stitches are there in Chikankari?

There are 32 stitches in Chikankari embroidery.