Chikkankari

Chikankari is a delicate and artfully done hand embroidery on a variety of textile fabric like muslin, silk, chiffon, organza, net etc. White thread is embroidered on cool, pastel shades of light muslin and cotton garments. Nowadays chikan embroidery is also done with coloured and silk threads in different colours to meet the recent fashion trends and keep chikankari up-to-date.

Chikankari or Chikan work in the recent times has also adopted additional embellishments like Mukesh, Kamdani, Badla, Kamdani, Sequin, bead and mirror work, which gives it a rich look.