India's rich cultural heritage is eloquently proclaimed in its varied traditions of embroidery, each place has its own unique stitches, designs, and tales in the fabric. These art techniques not just ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From Philadelphia Museum of Art paying tribute to phulkari with a special contribution by designer Manish Malhotra, to Bollywood’s love for the colourful embroidery — here’s a look at varied shades of ...