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4 Embroidery from Gujarat

• Region: The embroidery of Gujarat is colorful and vibrant practiced by different communities of the state.
The most popular embroidery styles originate from Kutch and Kathiawar region of Gujarat.
• Technique: The embroidery is done with multi-colored threads, usually cotton or silk embroidery threads.
Different stitches are used depending on the style of embroidery, namely chain stitch, herringbone stitch,
satin stitch, interlace stitch, buttonhole stitch and darning stitch. There is also use of mirrors that are fixed
on the fabric with an embroidery stitch. Another technique used in Gujarat is appliqué where scraps of
fabric are cut into a form and stitched onto the base fabric.

• Motifs: The motifs used in Gujarati embroidery are mostly taken from flora and fauna. Some typical motifs
are flowers, creepers, trees, peacocks, parrots and elephants. Besides flowers and animals, human figures
in different poses like dancing women and men are also seen in some styles of Gujarati embroidery. (Fig 4)
Fig 4

• Style of Embroidery: There is different embroidery styles carried out by tribal communities of Gujarat.
Some of the styles are as follows:

• Mochi Bharat: The embroidery style from Kutch is practiced by the mochis of shoemakers. The ari or the
hook is used to embroider designs with chain stitch.
• Soof Bharat: The embroidery is executed with untwisted silk floss and geometric patterns are created
using the darning stitch.

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