Embroidery in India weaves a wide variety of styles that come from different regions and areas. It is an art on the closely knitted cloth canvas. From its origin of traditional threads to knitting in modern times, Embroidery holds an important place in culture and fashion alike. North witnesses some of the finest thread work with varied material that has survived ages and today defines an individual. The north Indian Embroidery has adapted to the changing times yet has managed to remain elegant and sophisticated. Each embroidery technique possesses its speciality and it makes a bold underlined style statement.

From the North region there comes in most elegant and world popular Embroideries that brings a cutting edge fashion and revenue with them an edge on the fashion front. Embroidery is the art of decorating cloth with needlework using different types of fascinating designs. It is an art of using stitches as an adorning feature by embellishing fabric or other material with designs, stitches in strands of threads on yarn using a needle. It may also include other materials like pearls, beads, sequins, etc. It is a craft of enhancing fabric with motifs, abstract design, and patterns. Embroidery varies according to its underlying foundation fabric and whether the design is stitched on the top or through the base fabric.

Indian culture is the heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, artefacts and technologies that originated in or are associated with the ethno-linguistically diverse Indian subcontinent. In a diverse country like India, embroidery has always been the expertise of women, both working and homemakers. For every important moment in a woman’s life like wedding, birth, and religious functions, stitching continues to be a promising skill.

Embroidery in India includes many embroidery styles that may vary according to regions and their regional styles. Embroidery in eastern India plays a significant role in the Indian economy as it has a lot of different styles which are appreciated by people and provides a lot of employment opportunities to a great segment of people living in rural and semi-urban areas. Every state and region have a unique style of embroidery. Needlework is not the only means of decorating the fabric but the fabrics are also embellished by stories of the community, with motifs emerging from natural surroundings, religious inscriptions, economic state, etc.

Embroidery is the art of decorating cloth with needlework using different types of fascinating designs. It is an art of using stitches as an adorning feature by embellishing fabric or other material with designs, stitches in strands of threads on yarn using a needle. It may also include other materials like pearls, beads, sequins, etc. It is a craft of enhancing fabric with motifs, abstract design, patterns. Embroidery varies according to its underlying foundation fabric and whether the design is stitched on the top or through the base fabric.

Embroidery is the art of decorating cloth with needlework using different types of threads to create fascinating designs. Embroidery is a craft of enhancing fabric with motifs, abstract design, patterns. Embroidery varies according to its underlying foundation fabric and whether the design is stitched on the top or through the base fabric

Indian embroidery includes a wide variety of regional embroidery styles varying by different regions and materials used. Embroidery is India’s persistent eloquent tradition. Every state and region in India enjoy its style. Needlework is not the only means of decorating the fabric but the fabrics are also embellished by stories of the community, with motifs emerging from natural surroundings, religious inscriptions, economic state, etc.

The South Indian Handicrafts sector is not only playing a significant role in the country’s economy but also employing a vast segment of people in rural and semi-urban areas. Besides preserving cultural heritage, it is also generating valuable foreign exchange as the manufacturing is mainly with the indigenous raw material. The Handicrafts of Southern India through the ages fascinated the world by their creativity, aesthetics and exquisite craftsmanship. It is a highly decentralized activity, handicrafts of Southern India present rich cultural heritage and shining examples of using local resources, skills, and initiatives. India’s handicrafts are almost inexhaustible with infinite variety which has been refined during changing history. The cross-currents inspire the creative impulse of our craftsmen. Further crafts are results of years of unconscious experiment and evolution; skills inherited and passed over generations from forefathers to sons and grandsons

• The Southern Indian Handicrafts sector was given considerable importance in the developmental plans since early 1950. The motivating force was the resurgence of interest in the country’s cultural heritage and its traditions after independence. Further, more policymakers felt it was necessary to support the handicraft sector as a means of strengthening the economy that too in the semi-urban and the rural areas.

• Today, the rural and urban crafts continue to make a hefty contribution to the economy of the country as they did in the past. Like in many cases this has been a hidden contribution since this did not necessarily get reflected in the visible part of our economy. For Centuries the rural Artisans have been providing for the needs of local farmers and other rural inhabitants in the form of locally made products and services.

• With the advent of machine-produced goods, many of our traditional artisans have had to face intense competition from the growing industrial sector. However, the inventiveness of the Southern Indian craftsman and the various efforts at development that has been invested over the years in human resource development and product innovation and promotion has strengthened their ability to face this competition with great success.

• The handicrafts tradition that has been continuously undisturbed over the centuries have to face the realities of rapid change brought about by the inexorable forces of communication and globalization.

• Today they face many difficulties from the traditional role of providing all the artefacts of village life, many crafts have over the years transformed themselves to becoming high citadels of skill through the active patronage of the state, local culture and religion etc.