Week 31 Shisha and Kutch Inspired Embroidery

This week we look at the colourful embroidery of Gujarat and explore shisha or mirror work and two types of chain stitch.

Here's a link to a website with some traditional motifs
https://kutchcraftcollective.com/craf...

The books I show
Threads of Identity by Judy Frater
Crafts of Gujarat by Mapin International
The Techniques of Indian Embroidery by Anne Morrell
Ethnic Embroidery of India by Usha Shrikant

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Here is the playlist of all the videos in the series, including the two part tutorial for the stitch journal
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