Precision and Detailing
Each Chikankari Kurta at Zibaa is made with utmost precision and detailing. It takes our skilled artisans hours of hard work to make sure each piece of Chikankari kurti, co-ord Set, tunic and top is perfection personified.
Process of making Straight Chikankari Kurti
In the first step, the fabric for crafting the straight Chikankari kurti is laid out and precisely cut according to a paper pattern drafted specifically for the straight silhouette. Panels...
The various fabric pieces cut for the straight kurti are stitched together with straight machine stitching to form the actual garment shape. The front, back and sleeve pieces are assembled...
In this step, block printing outlines the main shapes as well as patterns on the straight Chikankari kurti fabric. Block printers manually press intricately carved wooden blocks onto the fabric...
Highly skilled Chikankari artisans now use their needlework expertise to embroider exquisite decorative stitching inside the block-printed outlines on this straight kurta. Many delicate embroidery stitches, such as taichi, murri,...
Once the straight-fitting Chikankari kurti is fully embroidered by hand, it undergoes a gentle wash or laundering process. Careful washing serves multiple purposes - it helps strengthen the embroidery stitching...
If multicolored embroidery is the chosen design direction for embellishing the straight Chikankari kurti instead of traditional white-on-white threadwork, the base fabric is dyed first before embroidery commences. Fabric panels...
As the final construction process before pressing, embellished straight Chikankari kurtis undergo a battery of finishing tasks to perfect them - embroidery is scrutinized for any flaws, snipped threads removed,...
The concluding garment preparation step sees the fully constructed and finished straight Chikankari kurta being iron-pressed to smooth out any wrinkles in the fabric. Pressing helps set pleats or creases...
In the first step, the fabric for crafting the straight Chikankari kurti is laid out and precisely cut according to a paper pattern drafted specifically for the straight silhouette. Panels...
The various fabric pieces cut for the straight kurti are stitched together with straight machine stitching to form the actual garment shape. The front, back and sleeve pieces are assembled...
In this step, block printing outlines the main shapes as well as patterns on the straight Chikankari kurti fabric. Block printers manually press intricately carved wooden blocks onto the fabric...
Highly skilled Chikankari artisans now use their needlework expertise to embroider exquisite decorative stitching inside the block-printed outlines on this straight kurta. Many delicate embroidery stitches, such as taichi, murri,...
Once the straight-fitting Chikankari kurti is fully embroidered by hand, it undergoes a gentle wash or laundering process. Careful washing serves multiple purposes - it helps strengthen the embroidery stitching...
If multicolored embroidery is the chosen design direction for embellishing the straight Chikankari kurti instead of traditional white-on-white threadwork, the base fabric is dyed first before embroidery commences. Fabric panels...
As the final construction process before pressing, embellished straight Chikankari kurtis undergo a battery of finishing tasks to perfect them - embroidery is scrutinized for any flaws, snipped threads removed,...
The concluding garment preparation step sees the fully constructed and finished straight Chikankari kurta being iron-pressed to smooth out any wrinkles in the fabric. Pressing helps set pleats or creases...
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