Kashidakari is an embroidery art associated with many parts of the northern Indian subcontinent (namely Kashmir, Bihar, Delhi, Chandigarh, Islamabad, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh).
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Kashidakari is an embroidery art associated with many parts of the northern Indian subcontinent (namely Kashmir, Bihar, Delhi, Chandigarh, Islamabad, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh).
01 · What it is
Textile
Hand-loomed weaving, dyeing, embroidery, or cloth-making craft tradition.
02 · Where & name
India
Written in its own script on record as कशीदाकारी.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)
Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
2 cited sources
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Chapter Takeaways
NameKashida is the local lingo for the embroidery.
Techniques and stitchesVarious stitches are employed for Kashida work such as darning stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch and chain stitch.
SozniThe Sozni stitch is used when uniformity is desired on both sides, like in choice.
ZalaqdoziZalaqdozi or Zalakdozi employs hook or aari to fill-in motifs with chain stitch.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Kasidakari in plain words?
Kashidakari is an embroidery art associated with many parts of the northern Indian subcontinent (namely Kashmir, Bihar, Delhi, Chandigarh, Islamabad, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh). In local script on record, it is written कशीदाकारी.
Where is Kasidakari practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Kasidakari in India.
What is the current condition of Kasidakari today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
How do I cite or share this Kasidakari entry?
Cite as: "Kasidakari." folkroom, https://folkroom.org/art-forms/kasidakari, text CC BY-SA, with attribution.
Kashidakari is an embroidery art associated with many parts of the northern Indian subcontinent (namely Kashmir, Bihar, Delhi, Chandigarh, Islamabad, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh). 1
Name
Kashida is the local lingo for the embroidery. Kashidakari is the Persian, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) and Punjabi word for needlework. It is also known as kasidakari. 1
Techniques and stitches
Various stitches are employed for Kashida work such as darning stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch and chain stitch. The base material for Kashida is cotton, wool or silk in a variety of colours like white, blue, yellow, purple, red, green and black. The stitches may vary with the material to be embroidered. Do-rukha embroidery (Chamba Kashidakari) has characteristics of its own which differentiates it from other forms of embroidery in India. 1
Sozni
The Sozni stitch is used when uniformity is desired on both sides, like in choice. When the needle work is executed so neatly that the design is clearly visible on both sides it is known as Do-rukha. 1
Zalaqdozi
Zalaqdozi or Zalakdozi employs hook or aari to fill-in motifs with chain stitch. The chain stitch done with a hook is found on chogas (cloaks) and rugs with long and flowing designs. 1
Zari thread
Kashmiri couching using zari thread is a style of Kashida work in which a zari thread is laid on the fabric along a pattern and is held in place with another thread. In Kashmiri, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu), Punjabi and Persian, the artisan who specializes in this craft is known as a tila-doz, with tila (Arabic: طِلَاء, romanized: ṭilā') ultimately derived from Arabic and mediated thtough Persian. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Kasidakari”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Kasidakari is an Indian embroidery art, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation. 2