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Handicrafts & Carpets Exercise 1.7.38
Hand Embroidery Artisan - Shawl Types and Defects of Finished Products

Practice on double soznior duwolut

Objective: At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• construct double sozni duwolut pattern.

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

PROCEDURE

TASK 1: Construction of double sozni duwolut
1 Selection of base fabric 4 Embroidery begins (Duwolut technique)
• Typically, fine Pashmina is used lightweight, soft, • Artisan begins embroidery using a fine needle and
and suitable for needlework on both sides. employs:
• The fabric is pre-washed and stretched tightly on - Neat stem stitches
a wooden adda (frame). (Fig 1)
- Satin stitches
Fig 1 - Occasionally tixxi (tiny herringbone stitch)
(Fig 2)

Fig 2

2 Design transfer (Naqsha kashi)
• A motif is either hand-drawn or transferred using 5 Dual-sided logic
charcoal tracing or block printing with washable • Every stitch made on the front is mirrored exactly
ink. on the back.
• The design is visible from one side only, but the • No knots or loose threads are visible—only
artisan ensures precise duplication on the reverse smooth, clean designs on both faces.
during stitching.
• Artisan often flips the fabric back and forth to
3 Thread selection ensure precise symmetry. (Fig 3)
• Extremely fine silk threads (sometimes cotton) are 6 Stitching sequence
used.
• Outlines of motifs (flowers, leaves, paisleys, etc.)
• Threads are dyed with natural or azo-free dyes in are stitched first. (Fig 4)
traditional color combinations.
• Only single-strand threads are used to maintain
finesse and reversibility.

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