This tunic fabric is cotton with block printed motifs in grey and blue colours wit border.
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The embroidery was worked with cotton skeins and metallic silver thread. First thread was grey. Herringbone stitch fillings and chain stitch outlines were done with this thread.
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Three shades of same blue were used. first was the medium blue thread. The stitches were the same.
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Again the fillings are done with herringbone stitches and the outlines in chain stitch.
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The lightest blue is used for outline.
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After working the embroidery with cotton skeins, the silver metallic thread was used to define the outlines and other smaller details.
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The last thread on this project was white cotton skein.
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This embroidered centre piece was sewn on to the tunic by the tailor, who did a great job on the neckline.
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The closer look of the tunic.
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The pattern of this centre piece, based on traditional Indian design.
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This was a simple embroidery, I like working on traditional designs.
