A type of mukaish embroidery in which short lengths of metallic wire are passed through fabric with the help of a needle and twisted to form patterns comprising dots of varying sizes. Popular in Lucknow since the Mughal era, it is used to embellish textiles.
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A chemical-based printing method for the production of coloured prints using stone or grained zinc surface plates and grease-based inks.…
A technique of brick-and-lime flat roof construction, named after the erstwhile Madras Presidency of colonial South India where it emerged.…
A printing technique in which an inked image is impressed on a rubber cylinder or blanket through a printing plate…
Also known as tabby weave, it is the most common weave in textiles. In this weave, each weft yarn passes…
Meaning “clothes from Kashi” in Sanskrit, it is a possible reference to the brocaded fabric produced in Kashi (now Varanasi).
A process of creating collages of photographs to create a composite image. It was frequently used in movements such as…
A technique of spinning yarn that incorporates one spindle, as seen in the charkha used to spin khadi.
A form of embroidery where the warp and weft are uniformly counted, resulting in a uniform, even pattern. It is…