Posted by jasnav on March 28, 2008
What is a fancy salwaar kameez without any decoration? There are several ways in which a simple piece of cloth is converted into an object of envy. Some options available are lace work, embroidery, sequence work, stone work, and so on. One or more of these can be used to make a salwaar kameez really attractive.
One of the cheap and best materials to use is the lace. The lace is an intricately woven thread that is woven by hand or by machine in a pattern. This pattern may be flowery, geometric, vines and any other pattern. Besides the most common as well as popular cotton thread as a material, cheaper versions comprise of synthetic cloth cut in between to produce the pattern.
This versatile material can be used in a variety of ways to enhance the beauty of the salwaar kameez. Let us see some of the various types of laces that can be used to decorate a salwaar kameez, and some ideas for using them.
Laces come in broad and narrow sizes, and the length is not a restriction, as it is generally available in rolls that can be cut according to requirement. They also come in varied colors, and you can pick up a lace as per the color of the suit on which it is to be put. Depending on the design of the suit, the color chosen may be matching, or in contrast to the base color of the suit.
Besides colored laces, most laces come in white, and can be dyed as per requirement. Generally tailors who design the suit will get the lace dyed for you, or you can get it dyed and give the lace of your choice to the designer. Readymade salwaar kameez, of course, save you the bother, and you can simply pick the design and pattern that you like.
In the next part, I will talk more about some ideas for using laces.
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Posted by jasnav on March 15, 2008
One of the favorite salwaar kameez of people wanting exclusive hand embroidery is the Kashmiri embroidery. This beautiful place is not only famous for its natural beauty, but is also known for the efforts its artisans put into their work. Every house in every village in Kashmir is engaged in embroidery work. If you make a visit to any village, you will find all kinds of people engaged in the activity. People like to sit in their fields and continue with the embroidery work at all times of the day.
There are contractors who get the work done from the artisans. Different people have different specialties in their field of work. In fact, sometimes entire villages specialize in a particular variety of Kashmiri embroidery. So you can find one village in which all the artisans are doing aari work, another in which they are doing thread work, and so on.
Thread work itself may be light, or much more intricate. The intricate ones takes a lot of time, sometimes several months at a time. Surprised? It is true, as hand embroidery is very time consuming and takes lots of effort to get the pattern right.
Intricate patterns like the ‘jaal’ cover the entire cloth. Not an inch of cloth is to be seen under the elaborate embroidery. Delicate patterns are woven into the design. The overall pattern may include flowers, or animals, or even a traditional story. The design is planned in advance, and is printed on the entire cloth. The instructions to the artisan are in a language that ordinary mortals cannot understand. These patterns are decided by the contractor according to his store requirements, and the current fashion in vogue.
You can pick up the choicest of handmade embroidery items from online stores specializing in salwaar kameez and other embroidered clothes. They offer good choices and the option of picking up better stuff from the convenience of home.
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Posted by jasnav on March 13, 2008
Any suit that is to be worn by a lady has to be different from the other. Moreover, the quality of the Salwar Kameez is generally judged by the quality of the embroidery that adorns it. One glance and ladies can tell where the suit is made from, and how is the quality of the suit. Needless to say, the quality reflects on the personality of the wearer. So let us try and see how to differentiate these different types of suits, that depend so heavily on the embroidery that enhances it’s beauty.
Embroideries are of basically two types – hand embroidery and machine made embroidery. Let us talk about the hand embroidery first, as it is more exclusive and is the more preferred cousin.
As compared to machine made embroidery, hand embroidery is more expensive, is more time consuming to make, and is a traditional art that is passed down from generation to generation. Several varieties of hand embroideries are there, and you may choose the one for you depending on the intricacy and the degree of heavy work you want done in your suit.
Some famous ones are cotton and silk thread embroidery, Kashmiri embroidery, Aari work, shadow embroidery, sequence and stone work, Lakhnavi embroidery, Patiala embroidery, and so on. Let us see some of these famous ones.
Thread embroidery is the lightest, yet the most intricate. The work is detailed, and is commonly found in most places. It is less shiny, and is mostly used on simple suits for everyday use. Even simple motifs will fit into this category, and you would do well to discuss about it before you give your suit to your designer.
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