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Handicrafts & Carpets Exercise 1.8.44
Hand Embroidery Artisan - Gift Items

Jugenni, texxi and tout

Objectives: At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• practice primary work of jugenni
• practice primary work of texxi (single stitch)
• practice primary work of tout (small circles).

Requirements
Materials
• Needle - as reqd. • Thread - as reqd.
• Cloth - as reqd. • Thimble - as reqd.

PROCEDURE

TASK 1: Primary work of jugni (any small flower motif)
Selection of thread and needle (Fig 1)
Fig 2
• Fine silk or cotton threads are selected depending on
the color scheme of the shawl.
• A fine Sozni needle is used, which allows for detailed
single and double-sided embroidery.

Fig 1

Filling the stitches as in punjberk (Fig 3)
Filling the motif

• The inner part is filled using Satin Stitch (Zalakdozi)
or Do-Rukha (double-sided stitch) if both sides of the
shawl are to be equally finished.

• Sometimes tiny motifs or dots are filled inside the
Starting the embroidery (Fig 2)
Jugenni for detail and depth.
• The artisan begins stitching along the outline of the
Jugenni using Tilla (straight stitch) or Tixxi (stem Fig 3
stitch).
• The outlines are carefully curved to preserve the iconic
shape of Jugenni.

TASK 2: Primary work of tixxi: (single stitch)
Refer Ex.No: 30 (Task 1)

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