All sarees
161 sarees so far, best known first. 42 more are on the list to be written.
🇵🇰 PakistanSindhi embroideryسنڌي ٿرت
Needlework and mirror embroidery crafted across the desert communities of SindhEmbroidery · Mirror work
🇮🇳 IndiaChikankariचिकनकारी (Urdu: چکن کاری)
White thread hand embroidery from Lucknow, stitched on pale, sheer clothCotton · Embroidery · Block print
🇮🇳 IndiaLambada embroidery
Mirror-and-cowrie hand embroidery by Banjara women of Karnataka and TelanganaEmbroidery · Appliqué
🇮🇳 IndiaKutch embroidery
Hand-stitched mirror work from Kutch, Gujarat, made by women of its tribal communitiesCotton · Embroidery · Mirror work
🇮🇳 IndiaPipili appliqué workଚାନ୍ଦୁଆ
A stitched-cloth craft from Pipili, Odisha, born to dress the chariots of JagannathCotton · Appliqué · Embroidery
🇮🇳 IndiaLanga voniలంగా వోణి
A two-piece half sari worn by girls in South India, a skirt with a short diagonal drapeSilk · Embroidery · Zari work
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sindhi embroidery: Nasreen wafai, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chikankari: Joey Berzowska, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lambada embroidery: Daderot, CC0, source
- Kutch embroidery: Jainamishra, CC BY 3.0, source
- Langa voni: Kannadiga, CC BY-SA 3.0, source