The Royal Attraction of the Persian Embroidery
Persian embroidery is one of the embellishments which has been done since ancient times of the mughals and the Persian kings and princes. It was highly demanded in the mughal era because of its beauty or art and the finesse with which the work was done by hand. Every king and every nobleman used to wear clothes which had been embellished with the Persian embroidery because it was it was the style statement of the rich and the elite class at that time and no other person of the middle class or the lower class could afford to have it done to his clothes or even to any piece of attire which he was to wear. The Persian embroidery is the main symbol of class and standard for every person of the sub-continent because of its intricate designs as well as the finesse of needlework and of the brightness of colors with which they provide variety to the work.
Persian embroidery is done with cross stitch and the threads used are not only of cotton but also of metal wires like in the Ek taar work embroidery of the Indian people. The most common of the Persian embroidery motifs and patterns are the one which will actually show the culture and the tradition of the mughal era, like the kings and princes wearing turbans and long stoles of embroidered silk fabric, fighting with enemies with long and shining swords. The Persian embroidery is also one which encompasses all the designs available to people in every style of embroidery as well as needle work of thread, like the animals representing the traditional as well as the national symbol of every era and kingdom and also the scenery of the country which the kings and the princesses used to cherish while walking through their gardens and long green lawns. The variety of colors which is present to the people are numerous and never ending because the mughal people were not restricted to any particular color scheme or combination. They liked every color like red, blue, green, purple, black as well as white and they never limited their craftsmen to any particular color or combinations.
The people of the mughal era were very fond of luxurious things which used to represent their class and standard and even their royalty to the viewer. They even used to have their food served in crockery of gold and silver because they love shiny and glittery things. Their clothes, shoes and even their swords were embedded with real and genuine gemstones like emeralds, rubies and diamonds. Persian embroidery represented everything which the mughals liked as their standard of living. If anyone wants to study the Persian culture and the mughal era, they should analyze their Persian embroidery pictures and even their paintings which used to capture each and every moment of their life.
Persian embroidery is most acknowledged by the silk thread with which their craftsmen used to needlework with because their royalty was reflected by the silk material, which used to be extremely expensive at that time since artificial and synthetic silk were not invented. So if you want to give any of your dress and suit the pure and actual royal look, try to have Persian embroidery on your clothing.
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Persian embroidery, phool patti work, phulkari work, Punched work, Rabari embroidery
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