Kashmiri Embroidery

Kashmiri Embroidery

Kashmiri Embroidery and its types:

In Kashmir, we experience colourful embroidery work on all kinds of apparel and fabrics – Shawls,

Jackets, Sarees, etc. There are many different types of embroideries employed by Kashmiri artisans.

 

These are of the following types:

1.Crewel embroidery: This is done using a pointed crochet (locally called “Aari”) and is worked on

cotton, wool, silk and other fabrics.Crewel embroidery uses woollen or art-silk thread for

embroidery. It is used for embroidery work on cotton, organza, velvet, linen and jute ground

fabrics suitable for making drapes and upholsteries. These fabrics also find use in making pillows,

throws and bedding.

 

  1. Needlepoint embroidery (locally called “Sozni”): Done using a needle, “sozni” is worked on Pashmina

shawls, woollen shawls, jackets, salwar kameez and sarees. Work done on pashminas is comparatively

much finer than other fabrics (cotton, silk and wool).

 

  1. Silver and gold embroidery: Locally called “tilla”, this type of embroidery work is found on ladies

cloaks (“pheron”), shawls and salwar kameez. It is done in needlepoint using gold and silver thread.