June 29, 2011
The pattern for this tunic was a simple diamond border . the main idea is to embellish this pattern with beads. There were no scope for too many stitches or threads – just four straight lines and 1 curved design. I drew this pattern on a centimeter graph paper.
The pattern-
brown tunic - border pattern
If anyone used this pattern, I would be happy to see it. Enjoy!
June 28, 2011
The embroidery , beadwork and sequins have been completed for the yoke on this brown fabric.
The yoke when placed on the tunic fabric looked like this-
brown tunic -yoke
The tailor as usual did a perfect job of sewing both the tunic and the yoke on it.The completed tunic-
brown tunic -completed
This yoke was a simple one, did take much time to finish it. I wanted it like that.
The fabric and colour of the tunic were so dominant, whatever work done on the yoke might have been over shadowed by the tunic.
June 27, 2011
After completing the embroidery in red and gold thread, the sequins and antique golden beads are stitched to the border pattern.
The centre diamond is filled with sequins and beads. The bugle beads are stitched into the gap between the heart shaped curves. Round golden beads are threaded along the borders.
Stitches used are back stitch, chain stitch and stem stitch.-
brown tunic -completed yoke
Yoke sewn on to the tunic on my next post.
June 26, 2011
This tunic fabric is different from my usual cotton addiction. A family friend suggested this out let , where they sell synthetic fabrics. I too wanted to try my designing on these fabrics. This tunic is brown[ they call it brasso work!] with red and gold print.
I wanted a simple yoke, so the base fabric chosen was brown.
The pattern is a geometrical repeat pattern,the idea was to work the embroidery and add some gold sequins and beads.
The embroidery was done in red and gold colour thread.
It started like this-
brown tunic- yoke WIP
Will continue with the yoke on my next post.
June 24, 2011
The yoke and sleeves of this tunic are completed. Small sequins and beads are stitched to the centre of the yoke to give the effect of buttons.
The completed yoke and sleeves-
beige and green tunic-yoke 4
The embroidered pieces are sewn to the tunic. It now looks like this-
beige and green tunicthe closeup- beige&green tunic closeup
Choosing a green colour for the yoke and sleeves would have a been a better choice.But I wanted to try this in brown colour to learn the effect. This yoke pattern leaves some empty space , a crowded pattern could have enhanced the look of the tunic. These are just other options to work with.
June 22, 2011
The beige thread was first worked for the central pattern on the yoke. Then the same was used for the zigzag pattern on the outline and sleeves.
The details of the embroidery on borders -
The outlines were done in back stitch in green and yellow. The round patterns were done in satin stitch[ fearing the surface satin might alter the small rounds into ablong shapes] in majenta thread. small fly stitches were done in the valley in light green thread.
Now the zigzag pattern was worked in phulkari- surface satin stitch.
beige &green tunic -3 yoke
The next post on the completed yoke and tunic.
June 21, 2011
In this second post, the progress of the phulkari patterns on the brown yoke-
I have done the left over triangles in light green and beige.
The phulkari looks like satin stitch, but it is only surface satin. Geometrical shapes are worked in surface satin stitches. The patterns are spread over a large area, for- bedspreads, cushions, dupattas, tunics, to name a few.
I saw a film’Rab ne banaya jodi’ where the heroine wore fully embroidered phulkari dupattas most of the time, especially during song sequences.
The yoke so far-
beige & green tunic -2 yoke
The beige colour worked on the zigzag border design , on my next post.
June 20, 2011
This beige fabric is printed with traditional Indian pattern.I loved the colour , print and the combination.
beige&green tunic fabric
Generally I would have chosen a green fabric for yoke , but this time it was brown [with maroon mixed up some where]
Pattern- This was a simple phulkari border used for yoke and sleeves.
Colours- Though beige and green with traces of golden yellow would have been perfect, I found the green did not show well in the brown fabric, I kept the beige, yellow and added majenta to enhance the effect.
I started with some green outlines, worked the circles in majenta, then the some triangles in yellow[ the yellow from the tunic fabric did not go well on this brown too].
the yoke-
B>unic- yoke 1
The progress on the next post.
June 19, 2011
The black yoke with mirror work in three colours is completed.The colours used are lemon yellow, medium green and medium mauve. the yoke outlines are done in cream.
The yoke when placed over the chanderi fabric before the tunic was sewn looked like this-
cream&black chanderi tunic-2 yoke
The tailor designed the neck based on the yoke pattern and the sewn tunic-
cream & black chanderi -tunic
I could have used many colour combinations with this cream and black background.I could have also embroidered over the printed pattern on the fabric too. This is just to think of different options.
The tunic would have looked good even without any type of embroidery. If that were the case , there wouldn’t have been anything to blog about, it would have just been worn.
June 18, 2011
This tunic fabric is chanderi cotton & silk mix. Things I know are it comes from a place called Chanderi,it is a woven fabric, on which textile prints are done,quite delicate , to be worn as dress needs lining. I have seen many chanderi sarees, and these days,chanderi dress materials are also available.
When I wanted to design a yoke for this tunic,inspiration was at its all time low. It was nil actually! Then , mirror work was chosen.
Designing was very minimum,just placing of the mirrors in rows.
So far so good,when the choice of colours came, again there was a block, So I ended up working the mirrors in these colours-
cream&black chanderi tunic-working
How well the yoke does not match the tunic will be seen on my next post!
