Dupatta

Fine quality orange coloured chikan embroidery on green chanderi dupatta made by the womens of Serenity,Lucknow. The chanderi dupatta, woven by the weavers of Madhya Pradesh is embodied with fine silver mukaish work. The thin golden zari border on the dupatta enhances its beauty.Dry clean only.Chikan embroidery from Lucknow is reputed to be amongst the most refined needlework traditions of India.Chikan in its classical form is a white embroidery, predominantly floral, executed with a variety of very fine stitches creating textural effects on daiphonous white fabrics.The traditional designs of chikan are essentialy floral and are drawn in different patterns and styles.Chikan embroidery has a vast repertoire of stitches.Every peice is therefore embroidered by several artisans, each of them executing their own best repertoire of stitches.