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The technique of chikan embroidery is known as chikankari (चिकनकारी چکن کاری).Chikankari is a delicate and artfully done hand embroidery on a variety of textile fabrics like cotton, chanderi, muslin, georgette, viscose, silk, organza, net, etc. White thread is embroidered on cool, pastel shades of light muslin and cotton garments.
Chikan embroidery is believed to have been introduced by Nur Jahan, [13] the wife of Jahangir. Chikan embroidery involves the use of white thread on white muslin (tanzeb), fine cotton (mulmul), or voile, fine almost sheer fabrics which showcases shadow work embroidery the best. Other colours can also be used.
Close up of front opening kurta with plackets and cuff links A formal-wear kurta with off-centre placket opening and chikan embroidery. A traditional kurta is composed of rectangular fabric pieces with perhaps a few gusset inserts, and is cut so as to leave no waste fabric. The cut is usually simple, although decorative treatments can be elaborate.
Chikan may refer to: Chikan (embroidery), a style of embroidery, common in India; Chikan (body contact), sexual harassment, especially groping on public transport; Super Chikan, an American blues musician; Chikan District (赤坎区), Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China; Chikan, Kaiping (赤坎镇), town in Guangdong, China
Tanzeb was another variety of muslin with a reasonably fine weave structure commonly used for chikan embroidery. The cloth was purposely woven in specified lengths, for instance, 19-20 yards for the convenience of embroidery work and subsequent usages like Dupattas and pieces for garments such as Angarkhas.
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Chikan (痴漢, チカン, or ちかん) is sexual harassment or other obscene acts conducted against the victim's will, or a person who commits such an act. [1] The term is frequently used to describe men and women [ 2 ] who take advantage of the crowded conditions on the public transit systems to grope women, although men can be victims of ...
This is an ancient handicraft that has been traced as far back as 5th-century BC, from the Scythians. [2] In the Sistan region clothing historically has been created using fabric in shades of white and cream for both genders, in order to reflect light; and traditionally on women's clothing the embroidery was black, and on men's clothing the embroidery was cream. [3]