A type of phulkari featuring sparse embroidery on a red base, til patra phulkari derives its name from the til, or sesame seed, motifs embroidered on the cloth. The fabric is typically a coarser variety of khaddar than the kind generally used in other phulkari garments.
Til patra embroidery is usually made by hired workers rather than the women of a household. They are traditionally gifted to the domestic help in a bride’s household at the time of her wedding and to the domestic help at her in-laws’ house after the birth of her first child.
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Til Patra Phulkari
A type of phulkari featuring sparse embroidery on a red base, til patra phulkari derives its name from the til, or sesame seed, motifs embroidered on the cloth. The fabric is typically a coarser variety of khaddar than the kind generally used in other phulkari garments.
Til patra embroidery is usually made by hired workers rather than the women of a household. They are traditionally gifted to the domestic help in a bride’s household at the time of her wedding and to the domestic help at her in-laws’ house after the birth of her first child.
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