Chikankari~ Traditional Embroidery from Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh (India), is the centre of chikankari , a skill of more than 200 years old. It literally means “embroidery”. It was originally done with a white thread on a white cloth, hence the name “white embroidery”. Now, it is done on a variety of fabrics and in a spectrum of [...]
