Resurrected and revived
PUSHPA CHARI
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SEWA and REHWA, the NGOs, revives the languishing art of Lucknow and Indore.
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CHIKAN: An artist at work.
Two exhibitions, are now on view in the city, Lucknow's chikan embroidery and the legendary Maheshwari weaves. While SEWA resurrected forgotten old chikan motifs and stitches from private collections and museums and trained Lucknow's traditional women embroiderers in the concept of excellence, REHWA dug into the royal archives of Indore in search of textile weaves and patterns and put them on the loom with brilliant effect.
Exhibition
Apparao Galleries (7 Wallace Gardens, 3rd Street, Chennai-06) presents Maheshwari and other weaves in an exhibition titled the REHWA- Tara Collection. The Maheshwari sari's delicate and ethereal beauty offset with traditional and innovative woven borders is celebrated in pastel, vibrant and jewel colours in a range of saris, dupattas and fabric. Designer Mira Sagar's has tried different textures and weaves, exquisite blocks and the magic of mukaish this festive collection.
The textured cottons, tussars, Kotas and Maheshwaris retain their floating ethereal charm while the wide beaten gold borders add a touch of magic to this season. SEWA's collection of saris with chikan work, dupattas, skirts fabrics and tops is presented by Fabindia (3 Woods Road, Off Anna Salai, Chennai).
Lovely motifs using traditional stitches such as `ulti bakhia' or shadow work, tepchi, `funda,' `muri,' `kangan,' `jaali' and `daraz' or applique work etc, make each piece a unique one-off piece.
The fine chikan work is proof of the dedicated work of SEWA's trained craftspersons. Both the exhibitions are on till December 16.
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