The Mirror or Shisha Embroidery
Mirror embroidery originated in Persia in around 13 th century. The craftsmen have used this kind of embroidery along with a suitable type of stitches to enhance the beauty of the garment. The mirror embroidery was also called shisha embroidery; the term shisha is a Hindi word for mirror. Earlier, the glass mirror material or the shisha were used to decorate the curtains, household shrines, torans or the doorways hangings and cloth wrapping. After so many years, this embroidery has spread out to some other places in India and also in some other neighboring country.
Mirror embroidery is just simply putting small pieces of mirrors in the fabric and sewed it around by using certain types of stitches such as buttonhole stitch, cross-stitch and satin stitch to make their garments unique and elegant. The choice of designs and styles of mirror in this embroidery are not equal. Actually, there are several types of shisha or mirror used in the embroidery designs. The first type is the so called hand-blown shisha or commonly known as antique shisha or mica. This glass is cut manually, and the sizes vary from the types of designs and having irregular shapes. The next type of shisha is the embroidery glass or the machine-cut glass. The last types of shisha are the sequin shisha which is actually a large flat sequin. This type of mirror is having a flat and thin shaped glass and having a hole at one side but the hole is covered with the stitches. The glasses used in mirror embroidery have are either triangular, square, round, oval or polygonal shapes.
The art of designing the fabric by mirror embroidery will give an impressive and unique appearance of the clothes. Actually, the mirrors or the glasses used in mirror embroidery are used to intensify the patterns of the designs of the embroidery. The mirrors can be used as an abstract geometrical patterns or a literal designs. The small pieces of mirrors are placed into the holes of the fabric and carefully stitched over and over again by using more elaborate types of stitches. In a mirror embroidery work, there are many types of stitches being used but among the most common are the detached chain stitch, herringbone stitch and chain stitch. In some other patterns and designs, the craftsmen use either a satin stitch; blanket stitch or spot stem stitches around the mirrors.
On the other hand, this embroidery is then used for designing the fabrics and other items with patterns like flowers and birds. The craftsmen cut the mirrors into various designs and styles before it is being embroidered into the fabric with the help of some other materials such as coated yoke with thread and other colorful thread. Doing the mirror embroidery method needs time, skills and patience. You can also use the lovely way of embroideryto your bags, shawls, gowns, pillows, pouches, palisade and shoes. This kind of embroiderytouches a dramatic design to your accessories like handbags, shawls, shoes and pouches. This kind of embroidery adds styles in your room especially on the bed sheets, pillows and blankets. So give yourself the nicest gift ever, avail the biggest discount from the online stores in different internet websites.
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mirror embroidery, net embroidery, Kashida work, Kasuti, Kantha
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