Soft and light weight Chanderi silk saree in Fawn color with White Lucknow Chikankari hand embroidery work. This is an elegant saree in a lovely pastel shade, so characteristic of Lucknow Chikankari work!

Specifications:

• Category: Ladies
• Craft: Luchnow Chikankari Hand embroidery
• Weave: Chanderi Handloom
• Material: Silk
• Length: 5.3 meters
• Blouse Piece: Yes
• Body: Body has delicate Chikankari hand embroidery florals in White throughout.
• Border: A  continuous vine of florals and leaves in White chikankari work along the border along with a thin zari band.
• Pallu: Pallu has elaborate Chikankari hand embroidery in White.
• Fall and Picot edge: Yes

Description

Chikankari is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Chikan began as a type of white-on-white (or whitework) embroidery. White thread is embroidered on cool, pastel shades of light muslin and cotton garments. Usually use 6 strands of thread for a filled in look. It uses more than 30 different embroidery stitches and patterns like Tepchi, Bakhiya, Hool, Zanzeera, Rahet, Banarsi, etc.