Phulkari, a traditional hand embroidery technique from Punjab, is a significant part of Indian fashion. It originated in the 15th century and was primarily practiced by women for personal use or as ...

Know Your Handloom: Phulkari, Punjab's vibrant embroidery, blends tradition and modernity, cherished as heirloom and wedding essential. 'Phulkari typically ranges from sparse floral work to the ...

The word ‘Phulkari’ literally translates to ‘floral work’. Traditionally executed on hand-spun cotton or khaddar, Phulkari embroidery is built from darn stitches that form colourful geometrical motifs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The traditional “flower work” embroidery from India’s northern Punjab region is being reimagined by artisans to preserve its ...

A hereditary embroidery tradition, phulkari was historically practised by women of the Punjab region in present-day India and ...

Manish Maholtra, Indian, born 1965. Silk, hand and machine embroidery. Gift of the Artist. | Photo Courtesy: The Philadelphia Museum of Art | Manish Maholtra, Indian ...

An embroidery woven into Punjab’s tradition by its women was the theme of a recent exhibition Recently, New Delhi’s India Habitat Centre hosted a mini-Punjab. The exhibition “Mela Phulkari” depicted ...

Designer Kanika Goyal's Fall/Winter'16 collection was many things but mainstream. The deconstructed tailoring that has now become a signature aesthetic of the brand, showed meticulously on panelled ...

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Close your eyes, utter the word 'Phulkari' and you will be instantly propelled into a VIBGYOR world of Punjabi embroidery that formed an integral part of a woman's trousseau, ...

Following the footsteps of several of her co-actresses like Vidya Balan, Sonali Bendre, Shabana Azmi who work towards the development of Indian weavers, Anushka Sharma too decided to contribute her ...