In Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district, zari-zardozi work continues to define the local trade in occasion wear. The demand ...

The women of Dandkala village in Kolayat administrative block of Bikaner district in Rajasthan are a class apart. Although they are refugees from Umerkot district in Sindh province of Pakistan, they ...

HYDERABAD: The specialised embroidery works found on traditional Lambadi skirts, dupattas and cholis are unique to the Lambada community, whose women have been preserving the intricate style for ...

Farrukhabad’s zari–zardozi embroidery survives through skilled karigars and ODOP support, connecting traditional handwork to ...

For the past 40 years, four women from one family have been participating in a range of vintage craft techniques known as 'fancy work' creating vibrant, awe-inspiring items to be sold in a church ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. English embroidery has a long history as a storytelling medium. During the medieval period, needlework was used to ...

This boutique in Malleswaram is trying to revive dying handiwork Kasuti, hand embroidery that originated in Karnataka, is not easily seen in Bengaluru. However, a boutique in Malleswaram can be found ...