Embroideries

Pakistan has rich tradition in hand embroideries; they are exquisite, hand-crafted with variety of style & in design. its talented artisans produce creative embroidery with high degrees of craftsmanship although there are time consuming task but still seen in Pakistani cultural as this is much appreciated and valued . Pakistani Ladies mostly wear embroidered dresses as the streets of big cities are scattered with small embroidery outlet where you can select your own design and color palette with small details. The world of embroidery in Pakistan is so diverse; you can never tire of the array of combinations and the fantastic displays of creativity.Embroidery skill is a source for income for many, special women living in small town and villages.
Different region has different embroideries so East World Market explore the story of embroiders and their creativity .
Rashidi Bibi and her team lives in a area where the Nawab of  Ahmedpur lives for centuries,this town has own cultural background ,there runs a small embroidery centre by Creative artisans help by EWM Care progam.EWM provide work and raw materal to the team.

Punjab: its embroidery varieties with their intricate and unique regional design structures along with various kinds of mixed stitches and colors add to the glamour and help to create new fashion along   concepts like kurtis, tops, dresses and scarves.


Area: Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Bahawalpur,Ahmedpura


Embroidery Stitches Satin Stitch,Cross Stitch,French Knot,Lazy Daisy,Button hole,Stem Stitch.,Running, looped, laced interlaced, whipped, parallel running stitch or daring stitch.
EWM reseach Stitches Family & writing the local name given to these stitches by our artisans.


Tarkashi means threads of silk and mostly satin stitch, straight stitch (running stitch) is done in this type of embroidery.
Kacha boor work: Kacha means not solid and boor means spray so straight stitch is done and motifs filling are done with small straight stitches and out line by stem stitch.

Pakka work: pakka means "pure" or "solid", refers to the solid, permanent materials of their surroundings, the stones; it is done with tight square chain and double buttonhole stitching in geometric and floral patterns.
a. pakka suraj(sun), pakka phool(flower),pakka Marori, pakka moti tanka
Open Jali work: jali means a frame and stitches used in this type of technique is buttonhole and stem stitch.

Chikan boota natural motif of flower is means Boota here its refer as "rain of flowers"; with a combination of pakka and Soof (triangle) stitching rich blooming and sun like flowers are represented, an expression for longing for beauty, welfare and prosperity. In this type of embroidery satin stitch is used. In the centre of a flower, the stitch is done diagonally and makes a hole.

Peeli (Knot) tanka network French knots used

Crystal work pakka and boota work done with use of crystal to enhance the beauty of embroidery.

Sequins and beads net work
In this type of embroidery we use sequins and beads along with thread making a combination of both materials.
Mukesh work
Silver or Golden metalic thread is used and usually done with specail kind of needle which has two holes on top.
Phulkari work
Phulkari means flower work. This type of embroidery is striking feature of Punjabi culture. In a single stitch interesting pattern on the cloth is embroidered. Smaller stitch indicates fine quality of the embroidery. Usually silken threads in golden yellow, red, crimson, orange, green, blue, and pink are used for Phulkari. Bagh means garden.

There are different types of phulkari

* Sober Phulkari is a worn by a bride during marriage ceremonies; it comprises five motifs, one in the center and one each in the four corners. *Chamba Phulkari is a hybrid having a series of stylized leaves, wavy creepers and flowers. Chamba is a name of flower.

* Dhaniya bagh (coriander garden), satranga bagh (garden of rainbow), *motia bagh (jasmine garden),

* Leheria bagh (garden of waves)

Simple darning stitches are formed using un-spun silk floss yarn known as 'pat'. For this, single strand threads are made for the perfection, intricacy and delicacy in designs. The stitches may be vertical horizontal or diagonal, depending on the variation and shading that is needed. The process of doing the embroidery is quite exhaustive and only professional and experienced hands can come up with stunning designs.

Menthedana : Menthe is term for the fenugreek seed. The stitch used in this style is regular cross-stitch. The stitches look like the fenugreek seeds and usually spread all over the design.

Ganjah stitch is puff up with thread and a special technique is used by putting a needle in between.
Ribbon Work
Thin ribbon are twisted into different style then stitch with needle and thread.
Gota Work
Gota is a thin ribbon made with  silk thread and metallic thread together.Weaving the work into different style is beauty of this embroidery