Garment & Textile · Embroidery

Chikankari

Delicate white-on-white hand-embroidery on muslin/cotton from Lucknow.

Origin

Lucknow (UP)

Era

Mughal

Also known as

Lucknawi Chikan

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Industrialist View

GI-tag 2008. 32 documented stitches (taipchi, bakhiya, hool, jali, murri). Tepchi is foundational. 5–30 days per kurta.

Never steam press over motifs — always hover iron or use pressing cloth.

Patron: Nur Jahan (Mughal empress); revived by SEWA Lucknow.