Gujrati Hand Embroidered Gifts For You

Enter the world of timeless treasures. From the early civilizations, Gujarat is home to handicraft traditions. Some of the oldest and the best textiles that were in great demand in West and Southeast Asia were created in Gujarat. A visit to Gujarat, however fleeting, is replete with images of colorful and fascinating textiles, elaborately carved wooden and stone jharokhas and beautiful handcrafted dresses. In Gujarat it is customary to have exquisite hand embroidered ghagras, odhnis, saree, salwar-kameez, scarves, shawls, bags, bed-cover,cushion covers, wall hangings, quilts and house decorations.Gujarat has a splendid tradition of ornamented household linen. Quilts from different regions of the state showcase the best of the ornamentation techniques of the region, be it embroidery, appliqué or patchwork. Bags of all kinds and for different occasions, pillowcases, and covers for food containers are all embellished with mirrors, embroidery, beads, and cowries.Wall hangings made from the mirror work hand embroidered borders.In the state of Gujrat in India, the craftsmen do this kind of awesome embroidery with hand and with the use of mirrors. The amazing collage of mirrors and floral and various other designs with the simple threads they use to get the output borders is worth appreciation. These borders are then used to create the mirror work tapestry wall hangings. Each and every patch and their tapestry wall hanging is so unique and beautiful that it adds a totally new dimension to your home or office decor.

Cushion Covers with beautiful handwork, loaded with beads, and raised gold threadwork embroidery. Cushion Covers are designed on different fabrics, generally silks, gold thread work and beadwork. The pieces of decorated fabric are hand selected and arranged into collages and backed in cotton.The look and feel is antique.The Cushion displays intricate gold threadwork. The Cushion cover has antique embroidered. This is a gorgeous Indian accent piece for your home which will add personality and character to your room decor.

Salwar Kameez covers a woman's body in the way no other dress does. The fabric is usually light weight, which is what makes this dress extremely comfortable. ShalinCraft salwar kameez dress is unique as it is handcrafted by the traditional and skilled artisans of Gujarat and Lucknow. Gujarati and Lucknow textile artisans are well known for their adroit embroidery, patch and mirror work, and it is very visible in each of ShalinCraft Latest Salwar Kameez. Apart from embroidery, printing of the fabric too is distinguished. In most cases it is block print or tie dye print by hand. When you wear ShalinCraft Indian salwar kameez, you feel you are not just wearing a dress; you are wearing a work of art, a dress that has a soul.

A Sari is the most commonly seen costume of unstitched cloth worn by women across South Asia. Varying in size, style, pattern, color and richness, it crosses all class and caste barriers, regional traditions and urban fashions continue to contribute to its repertoire of design forms. Printed cotton hand Embroidered sari is made in the western region of India – Gujarat. A rare, rustic, rich Indian ethnic piece of Indian textile with period vintage charm--Stunning sari with heavy embroidery, thread embroidery patterns, beautiful beadwork, sparkling sequin work, mystical mirror work and the royal traditional gujrati style threadwork in warm Indian color palette.The most time consuming and elaborate saree created by the western region is the patola which has intricate five colour designs resist-dyed into both warp and weft threads before weaving.

The Ghaghra-Choli is the traditional costume of the Indian states of Gujarat. The Ghaghra is essentially a long skirt with a prosperous flare. It is usually embellished with a lot of mirror work and patch work imparting it a very glittering traditional appeal. The blouse or Choli forms the bodice of the costume and is equally elaborate with mirror work as well as patch work.Ghaghra is elaborately embellished with stones, sequins, brocade, mirror work, patch work, zardozi, intricate to moderate embroidery etc. and is teamed with a similar blouse or choli and a long veil in new style and vibrant colors.
Embroidered Clothes shawl and scarf in coarse wool and Cotton fabric with vibrant hand embroidery work. It is wonderfully rustic and primevally appealing. They make perfect evening shawls. Does not have the kind of comfort that you would experience in pashmina or silk, but it is warm. And above all embroidery is unique and that makes these Indian shawls rare, exotic and provocative.With addition of a little mirror work, the shawls look even prettier. The Rabari tribe of Kutch is an expert in such embroidery.In Cotton, Colorful print with patch or beaded work on these scarves also makes them look very elegant. Besides, these cotton scarves can alternate very well as sarongs for beach wear.
Bed Spread with Applique embroidery is a decorative work in which one piece of cloth is sewn or fixed onto another, or the activity of decorating a cloth using glass pieces, metals, wood or metal wires. The art of applique is practiced in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Orissa in India giving rise to some of the most beautiful Indian fabric art. This beautiful craft is practiced on very attractive red, purple, black, yellow, green and white fabric. Now a days, small mirrors and bright metal pieces are used to enhance its beauty.