Kutch embroidery

Kutch embroidery is a handicraft and textile signature art tradition of the tribal community of Kutch district in Gujarat, India. The tradition and its designs has made a notable contribution to Indian embroidery traditions. The embroidery, most frequently made by women, is generally done on fabrics of cotton, in the form of a net using cotton or silk threads.

In certain patterns, it is also crafted over silk and satin.
The types of stitches adopted are "square chain, double buttonhole, pattern darning, running stitch, satin and straight stitches".
The signature effect of the colorful embroidery sparkles when small mirrors called abhla are sewn over the geometrically shaped designs.

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