Zardosi is a beautiful art work I learned about ten or twelve years ago.
Zardosi is derived from two Persian words. 'Zar' means gold and 'Dosi' means embroidery. It was very popular in India too during the Mughal era, specially in the Northern parts of India.
Zardosi has a metallic finish as it uses different shades of gold and silver thread and tiny,delicate metallic spring and coils. You can either do a whole work involving threads only or you can add beads and sequins. I like the latter kind because I always love some shine and glitter 😁
For doing this work you need Zardosi needle which is similar to crochet needle with a very fine hook at the end, metallic/zardosi needle and an embroidery hoop. Fabric which are a bit thicker is preferred because you will be pulling the thread from underneath the cloth to the top. The fabric above is a mix of silk and cotton. If they are of bright colours the metallic shades will perfectly contrast and add richness to the work.
Heavily worked clothes are still a favorite in Indian weddings. You can view intricate Zardosi work of colourful shiny threads and beads on Indian ethnic wears.
I love simple works. So I just added some rows of beads and sequins around the neck and sleeve on an Indian salwar wear. This was done a few years back and sadly I have outgrown this cloth now 😁 I also did a little elaborate neck work on another red coloured fabric but can't find a picture of it 😐
I tried to brush up my skills recently and below are the images. I tried on some basic stitches and decided to do some patches.
Seems like the skill is still intact and I am happy 😁 Once you get over the initial trouble of getting in rhythm with the needle rest is all easy except for some patience and neck pain. Lols !!
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Never heard of that before - thank you for introducing it to us and showing us the pictures. There are so many beautiful things in the world that we never see but fortunately we have our NeedleworkMonday :)
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Haaa nice one!! 😃😄 She’s definitely got talent!!
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Wow this is amazing!!! I have never seen how this kind of Indian embroider is done and it is so beautiful. I did not know it is made with this kind of hook. Perhpas someday you have fun to make video tutorial, I would be very interested to see this hook tool in actin.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks a lot @neumannsalva 😊 I am thinking of making video tutorials once I buy a high quality camera.
that is really cool and great work. keep it up
Thank you @sayee 😊
Interesting! I haven't heard of that before.
You must be really patient :)
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Yeah, It needs some patience 😆 but I take a lot of break in between too.
This is the first time I've heard of Zardosi technique. I'm sure I've seen it on fabrics in Indian shops, but seeing the process like this, gives it another perspective :)
I wonder how long it took you to make that lovely butterfly? I'd say it's a long process?
Thanks for reading @vliet 😊 Once you get in rhythm with the stitches it won't take long if the pattern is small like that of the butterfly. I'd say I would have finished it in2 or 3 hours of continuous sitting. But I took a lot of break in between. Also I used the very basic chain stitch for the butterfly.So it didn't take that long.
Well 2 or 3 hours for a small pattern seems like a long time... but I understand your desire to create something beautiful, even if the process is somewhat lengthy :-) All the best with it!
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Zardosi is very beautiful!! The finish on your blouse is absolutely gorgeous and I love the shine it adds to it. Thank you for listing the steps for us. It’s great to have new techniques introduced to the community. Your skills are still very well intact! That’s some beautiful shiny stitch work!
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