Hand embroidered dupattas/ stoles are so light and breezy! White-on-white cotton dupattas with chikankari hand embroidery is perfect for summer! They are also versatile and can be added to any outfit.

• Category: Ladies
• Weave: Kota doria
• Craft: Chikankari hand embroidery
• Material: Cotton 
• Dimensions: 98" X 36"
• Trims: crochet lace edge

Descriptions:

Light as air! Kota Doria is handwoven in Kaithoon near, Kota in Rajasthan. It is said that weavers from Mysore in Karnataka were brought to Kotah, in the mid 17th century, during the Mughal empire. Hence they are also called Kota Masuriya. This fabric has tiny woven squares (khat) which look like graph paper and are considered suitable for turbans. 

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.