Phulkari
Sign in to savethumb|alt=|Contemporary Phulkari design and embroidery at retail dealer's store in Patiala|Patiala, Punjab (India), 2015 thumb|Handwoven Phulkari design from the Punjab region, Digitized by [[Panjab Digital Library.]] Phulkari (; , meaning "art of flowers") refers to the folk embroidery of the Punjab region and Gulkari of Sindh in South Asia. It is an artwork traditionally created by women.
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20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origin
- Features
- Fabrics
- Patterns
- Types
- Bagh
- Chope and subhar
- Darshan dwar
- Sainchi
- Tilpatra
- Neelak
- Chhamaas
- Phulkari of South and Southwestern Punjab region
- Usage
- Revival and exhibitions
- {{Anchor|Phulkari and chowk poorana floor art}}Phulkari chowk
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|alt=|Contemporary Phulkari design and embroidery at retail dealer's store in Patiala|Patiala, Punjab (India), 2015 thumb|Handwoven Phulkari design from the Punjab region, Digitized by [[Panjab Digital Library.]] Phulkari (; , meaning "art of flowers") refers to the folk embroidery of the Punjab region and Gulkari of Sindh in South Asia. It is an artwork traditionally created by women.
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.