Abstract

Indian embroideries represents the culture as well as creative and artistic skills possessed and inherited by the craftsmen of different states. These embroideries displays their bond with their soil and to the surroundings where they were evolved or were popularly practised since centuries. Phulkari is a traditional style of embroidery of Punjab, famous for its unique embroidery stitches. Due to globalization and colonization , this embroidery has diminished but the love for this craft has helped to retrieve this embroidery form with new and advance modern techniques. Traditional motifs are contemporized with the help of digital softwares like CAD/CAM, Photopaint softwares etc. The traditional time consuming and hardworking methods are replaced with the latest automatic machines which helps in more production at a high speed. This research paper would help to mix traditional phulkari embroidery with modernity, so that the embroidery could survive within modern fashion market. It would not only help to create new articles for the modern customers but also will help to keep our craft alive.By Ankita kallanGuide - Dr ( prof) Amarjeet kaurResearch SCholarRimt university Mandigobindarh DR. Prof Amarjeet Kaur | Ankita Kallan"The Threads of Emotions- Phulkari" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-4 , June 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd12978.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/home-science/clothing-and-textiles/12978/the-threads-of-emotions--phulkari/dr-prof-amarjeet-kaur

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