Chikan is a delicate and artfully done hand embroidery on a variety of textile fabric like muslin silk chiffon organza net etc.
Hand embroidery on silk fabric.
Then sew in and out of the fabric following the pattern or template you re using.
Sew in and out of the fabric if you re embroidering by hand.
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Synthetic fabrics can be too stretchy for embroidery and result in a distorted pattern or loose stitches so i tend to stay away from them.
If you re embroidering by hand hold the embroidery hoop with your non dominant hand and insert it through the backside of your project.
White thread is embroidered on cool pastel shades of light muslin and cotton garments.
So what types of fabric are suitable for stitching.
The technique of creation of a chikan work is known as chikankari च कनक र چکن کاری.
Muslin is the most commonly used cotton fabric for most embroidery you get muslin fabric starting with a thread count of 70 going up to 250.
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As you would have guessed 250 thread count gives you a very fine muslin fabric which is tightly woven with a smooth surface and which does not damage even when tightly stretched on any embroidery frame.
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