Phulkari Workand Its Elegant Artworks
Phulkari work is the kind of artwork basically used in the cloth that includes embroidery with a touch of floral patterns or designs on various clothing. It is a reflection of India’s abundant culture and their artistic heritage .
This attractive artwork was developed way back in sixteenth century when some of the women are trying themselves to be involved with this kind of activity during their spare time, their husband are away working in the fields. The Phulkari work was started unprofessionally with disposition but all throughout the years, its unique charms and beauty exists, and the elegance of their artwork developed and spread in many places and affects the lives of many people. With the increasing hard work that is worth to produce this craft, Phulkari work was then turned professionally and evolved to develop the craft in the nineteenth century.
Phulkari work was very popular in most places of India and it is a kind of craftsmanship known in state of Punjab that made them popular. Phulkari work is a very nice craft made of small stitches of darn over the cloth with a touch of artistic designs. The stitches were made of different detailed designs to make the cloth beautiful to look at, with the use of silk yarn that comes in broad colors and shades. Phulkari work is woven by hand in the base of the cloth to add more attractive designs and to enhance the charms and beauty of the cloth that was being made and when the stitches are done and put it on the design of the cloth, it is called as “Bagh”. Pat means, thread that uses silk yarn of thread which came from different areas of Kashmir and Bengal, also in Afghanistan and in China.
Phulkari artwork designs were being used on special occasions most especially during the wedding. The most usual designs and patterns embroidered are those designs of vegetables, fruits, and leaves. There are also designs of animals, and more. And the most popular designs of Phulkari artwork are the rainbow designs.
This is the kind of craftsmanship that is very useful in some aspects of showing their ideas and talents to developed Phulkari work and put it into something special in the cloth. It is also used in scarf, sarees, shawls, handkerchiefs and dupatta. Color combination has large range which is being used to make designs that are attractive and artistic. Some popular colors being used are the yellow, green, golden, crimson, blue and pink. Aside from these, there are also varieties of color options to shades and add the excitement and life to the cloth and textile of Phulkari work.
Traditional Phulkari work also contributes the abundance of their heritage of the state and it is considered as a symbol of love to all people who would wear these craft. Phulkari work is known to showcase different scenes of real life and to tell about the activities of the culture. With the different kinds of patterns and designs, the Phulkari work expresses one’s emotion of love, concern, care and humanity.
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Phulkari work, Venetian embroidery, Raised embroidery, Oriental embroidery
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