Latest Chikan Sari

Latest Chikan Sari

Chikankari is a fine and intricate shadow-work type of embroidery done by white yarn on colourless muslins call tanzeb (tan meaning body and zeb meaning decoration). The word ‘chikan’ according to one school of thought appears to have had its origin in Persia, being derivative of chakin or chakeen. Indian women wear chikan sareesor aunty saree at all occasions these sarees are offered at different colors and designs.it is also known as chikan lucknowi sarees. It may also be a distorted form of the work chikeen or siquin, a coin valued at Rs. 4 for which the embroidery was sold. Another explanation ascribes its origin to East Bengal where the word chikan meant ‘fine’.
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The earliest reference in literature to chikan dates back to the 3rd century B.C. In his records Megasthenes, a Greek traveller, had mentioned the use of flowered muslins by the Indians.
Stitches :
Stitching on chikan saris are great and can be separated into three categories: Flat stitches, which are delicate and subtle and lie close to the surface of the fabric giving it a distinctive textural appearance; Embossed stitches which are highlighted from the fabric surface lending it a characteristic grainy touch and Jali work which is the most striking feature of chikan embroidery and which creates a delicate net effect. The fabric is broken into holes by ‘teasing’ the warp and weft yarns and holding them in position by small stitches.

Latest Chikan Sari

ABOUT CHIKAN EMBROIDERY :
Chikan has a certain grace and elegance, which ensure that it never goes out of style the embroidery on chikan saris made them special saris for everyone. If you wear Chikan you really are wearing a piece of history, as it is a form of embroidery that has been art part of India for centuries, it is said to have been originally introduced by Nur Jahan, the beautiful wife of the Mughal emperor, Jahangir. It has since evolved and attained its glory and perfection in Lucknow. Chikan Embroidery is a form of hand embroidery with patterns of different designs stitched by means of untwisted white cotton or silk (or rayon)threads on the surface of the fabric. In Chikan work, there is a fixed repertoire of stitches and it is usual for quite a few types of stitched to appear on the same piece of embroidery (thereby enhancing it's intricacy and beauty). The different types of Chikan work done on ethnic sarees are Taipchi, Bakhia, Phunda, Murri, Jaali, Hathkati, Pechni, Ghas Patti, Chaana Patti etc.
Chikan embroidery is a very laborious and time consuming task (The craftsmen are trained for 15 to 20 years and sometimes it takes 10 to 15 days to make an outfit with hand embroidery as they fill in the designs with threads with detail work). This is why Chikan is so expensive as compared to machine embroidery. Here is an interesting article from the Times of India (one of India's leading newspapers) on Chikan and on Indian fashion from India Today: