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Handicrafts & Carpets Exercise 1.9.52
Hand Embroidery Artisan - Marketing Strategy

Color combinations used in hand embroidery

Objectives: At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• make color combinations for the given job
• fillikaar color combination
• khakikaar color combinations
• sofiyana color combinations
• practice modern color combinations
• practice cultural combinations.

Requirements
Materials
• Threads - as reqd.
• Cloth - as reqd.

PROCEDURE

TASK 1: Fillikar color combination
1 Classic contrasts (Fig 1) • Ivory base + maroon, green, and navy embroidery
• Black base + white, red, and mustard embroidery

Fig 1

2 Earth tones (Fig 2) • Cream base + mehndi green, deep maroon, and
ochre
• Beige base + brown, rust, and olive green threads

Fig 2

3 Royal palette (Fig 3) 4 Soft and pastel tones (Fig 4)
• Pashmina grey base + sapphire blue, gold, and • Dusty pink base + pastel green, sky blue, and white
crimson embroidery
• Deep maroon base + mustard, off-white, and bottle • Mint green base + peach, lilac, and silver
green

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