?When you own a The Chikankari Story Product, you own a piece of Lucknow?

Product description: Cambric cotton long length Kurti with very fine multi-thread embroidery.

Trivia: Chikankari is an ancient art form and involves great sense of Imagination, It is a process of hand embroidery. where the wooden blocks are hand chiseled in various design patterns and the natural stew for printing is prepared using ?Neel? or Bluing Agent. Commonly used in households for whitening of clothes while washing and printed on the cloth. Chikankari hand embroidery has artistically done using needlecraft embroidery. The artisans usually create individual motifs or ?bootis? of flowers (rose, lotus, jasmine, creepers, leaves, etc.)

32 different types of stitches of Chikankari, broadly classified into Raised stitch, embossed and flat stitch.

Original History | Cambric cotton

The art of Chikankari can be tracing back to as early as the 3rd Century AD during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. But the exact origin of this technique remains a mystery to date. The Mughal Emperor Jahangir?s associate, Noor Jahan, was a known gifting embroiderer with a special affection for Chikankari work.

Not with standing, there are different histories regarding how the beautiful art of Chikankari came to Lucknow. A few history specialists indicate that an explorer when going through the town of Lucknow was treating with friendliness. Having nothing to offer back to the workers of Lucknow. The voyager showed them the craft of Chikankari.

Others coherent that Chikan can be going back to the rule of King Harsha. There are still other people. Who give prominence to that the utilization of ?flowered muslin? dated back to the rule of Chandragupta Maurya. The birthplace of Chikankari, in this manner, is cover in the ravages of time.

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Disclaimer: Due to hand-embroidery products may have slight dissimilarities. That is a natural outcome of the extensive human (artisans?) involvement in the process. These minor variations of Stitches/Motifs add to its charm and ensure you have a unique product.

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