Kutch Embroidery
Handicraft and textile art tradition of Kutch, Gujarat, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kutch Embroidery is a handicraft and textile signature art tradition of the tribal community of Kutch District in Gujarat, India.[1] This embroidery with its rich designs has made a notable contribution to the Indian embroidery traditions.[2] The embroidery, practiced normally 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. Depending on the tribal sub groups of Rabari, Garasia Jat, and Mutava involved with this craft work many hand embroidered ethnic styles have evolved. These six styles: Suf, khaarek, paako, Rabari, Garasia Jat, and Mutava.[1]
Kutch Embroidery | |
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Geographical indication | |
Alternative names | Kutchi Embroidery |
Description | handicraft and textile signature art tradition of the tribal community of Kutch |
Type | Textile art |
Area | Kutch district |
Country | India |
Registered | Its logo registered in January 2012 |
Material | Cotton and silk cloth and thread |
This embroidery product of Kutch has been registered for protection under the List of Geographical indication of the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement. In March 2013, it was listed as "Kutch Embroidery" under the GI Act 1999 of the Government of India with registration confirmed by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trademarks under Class 24 Textile and Textile Goods, and its logo registered in November 2015 vide application number 509 for the dated 8 January 2012.[1]