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Kamdani in which thousands of thoughts produce a glittering effect and the design is known as Hazari Butti The Punjabi term, Phulkari is made of two words: Phul means flower and Akari means shape. Phulkari meant the shape/direction of flowers which symbolized life. In Punjab, it was popularly believed that the birth of girl child in the family was auspicious. The mother and grandmothers would start embroidering Phulkari dupattas upon her birth because they believed that she would be the creator for future generations. Originally Phulkari was done with real flowers. Silk and Mulmul (soft cotton muslin) fabrics were used because of their purity and longevity. It was believed that the virtue and character of a woman gave shape to the Phulkari. [ citation needed] Origin [ edit ] Silk embroidery floss (Patt), Rajpura Punjab (India), 2015 Phulkari: An Adult Coloring Book of Stress Relieving Floral Patterns from the Ancient Textiles of Northern India for Relaxation, Happiness and Meditation. [Soft Cover ]The craft of Phulkari has undergone changes over the centuries. According to Pal (1960) in his seminal essay on the history and use of the Phulkari published by Patiala University, the traditional method of embroidering a Phulkari and its widespread use in Punjab, India declined by the 1950s. [4] Traditionally, women would embroider Phulkaris without using stencils. Pal (1960) states that women would clean their courtyards and invite friends and family to ceremonially begin the process of embroidering a Phulkari. Folk songs would be sung on this occasion. [4] "Ih Phulkari Meri Maan Ne Kadhi/ Is Noo Ghut Ghut Japhiyan Paawan" (This Phulkari was embroidered by my mother, I embrace it warmly). Folk songs like these are indicative of the emotional attachment the girl had to the Phulkari embroidered by her mother or grandmother, or aunts. [5] This is a unique kind of bagh having the field divided in 52 squares. Each square has different geometrical motif. This particular bagh is embroidered by the grandmother and presented to the bride of the grandson at the time of the marriage. It is done on red base with golden yellow thread as it symbolized happiness and fertility. The field is covered with small lozenges with each one having another lozenge. This phulkari is worn during the pheras of the marriage ceremony. This is in red color and is embroidered with five floral motifs in each corner and five in the center. This pulkari is made on blue base fabric as per its name. Small flowers are embroidered with yellow and red silken thread.

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The main characteristics of Phulkari embroidery are use of darn stitch on the wrong side of coarse cotton cloth with coloured silken thread. Punjabi women create innumerable alluring and interesting designs and patterns by their skilful manipulation of the darn stitch. According to Kehal (2009), a cloth where only a few flowers are embroidered is called a Phulkari. The other types are distinct varieties. [2] The traditional varieties of Phulkaris are large items of cloth and include Chope, Tilpatr, Neelak and Bagh. Sometimes, the Bagh is given separate categorization of its own as on other varieties of a Phulkari, parts of the cloth is visible, whereas in a Bagh, the embroidery covers the entire garment so that the base cloth is not visible. [3] Further, in contemporary modern designs, simple and sparsely embroidered dupattas (long scarf), odhinis (oversized long scarf), and shawls, made for everyday use, are referred to as phulkaris, whereas clothing items that cover the entire body, made for special and ceremonial occasions such as weddings are called baghs (large garden). The Phulkari continues to be an integral part of Punjabi weddings to the present day. Zardosi is a commonly seen work in almost all bridal trousseau in India; it weaves gold and silver thread onto the fabric to create very beautiful and intricate patterns.

Vari-da-bagh: this is given as a gift to the bride by her in-laws when she enters her new home. A distinctive feature is that it is always made on orange-reddish khaddar fabric and only a single golden or orange-colored pat is used for embroidery. The chief pattern of this phulkari is a group of three or four small concentric diamonds of growing size. Phulkari, which literally translates to ‘flower work’,is a unique style or technique of embroidery particular to Punjab. However, more than just a handicraft, the threads of Phulkari are inextricably tied to the history of Punjab. Both have endured much: partition, industrial reforms, changing economic and fashion trends. A recent exhibition held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art tried to tell just this story.

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Kaur, Rajinder and Gupta, Ila (2016) The Implementation of Phulkari Embroidert pattern in Interior Decoration in Understanding Built Environment: Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Built Environment 2015. Springer [8] A variety of Kashida embroidery is Raffugiri embroidery. In this embroidery technique, both sides of the cloth will look the same after the work is done. Meenakari Bagh: this bagh is usually made with gold and white-colored pat and it is decorated with small multicolored diamonds. However, both these theories do not hold good as phulkari is practiced and worn by all the people of Punjab from early 19th century. It is considered as a symbol of suhag and therefore forms a very important part of a bride’s trousseau.

Punjabi University, Patiala | Higher Education Institute | NAAC "A" Grade | Punjab". www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in . Retrieved 31 January 2020. The fascinating feature of the embroidery is that it is made of single thread offering a flat appearance to the design. This embroidery enhances the grace of Kashmiri shawl, saris, and other dress materials. Phulkari used to be done on homespun and home-woven dyed khadi material, usually in rust color and is done with untwisted silken thread Patt in magenta, yellow, green-blue, and saffron colors. The Silk threads used were hand-dyed with vegetable dyes. But now, it is done on cotton, silk, and even on synthetic materials. In its present form, Phulkari embroidery has been popular since the 15th century. [14] Pal (1960) believes that no matter its origin, Phulkari work is distinctive and uniquely Punjabi. [4] Fabrics [ edit ] Photograph of a Patiala Punjabi woman in Phulkari, ca.1900 Someone I really love lent me this collection, so I didn’t know anything about it going in. I can safely say that I love how personal this is to me and my culture. Not very common in texts published in English, I appreciate that. Unfortunately, it just didn’t hit the way I wanted it to :(