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• Surpur miniature paintings- extinct art of Karnataka
  on Dec 9, 2016 in Karnataka Miniature paintings
  I was aware of Rajasthan miniature paintings and Mysore miniature painting. Recently in an exhibition I came to know about another finest art of Karnataka - Surpur miniature paintings. I met an artist, who is practising painting forms , influenced by...
• Work In Progress on Wednesday- Cross stitch
  on Dec 7, 2016
  This week sharing about, cross stitch work, which I have started long back. This has taken too much of time. My sister is also helping me to complete this project. My mother has made same design and she gifted it to her friend. About her work I had s...
• Papier Mache craft of Jammu and Kashmir
  on Nov 27, 2016 in Handicraft Kashmir Paper Mache
  Jammu and Kashmir, which is known for its natural beauty, is also known for many handicrafts. Who doesn't know about Kashmiri embroidery? Most of us wish to own a Kasmiri carpet. If we observe all the handicrafts of Kashmir, they are  done , usi...
• Work In Progress on Wednesday- Saree design
  on Nov 23, 2016 in Kalamkari Patchwork Saree Design WIP
  This week was little hectic. Could not write any posts. Could not complete whatever projects I have started. Last week had shared about kutch work design , which I started, last week , is not completed. Many are giving suggestion to use cotton t...
• Work In Progress On Wednesday - Kutchwork on a Kurta
  on Nov 16, 2016 in Banjara embroidery Hand embroidery Kutchwork
  My work in progress series is stepping to third week. I started this with the post of Dress design .This week sharing about the Kutchwork on a Kurta. I have shared How to trace design on stitched Kurta in my previous post. On the same Kurta I am...
• Work In Progress on Wednesday - Kerala Mural Painting on Bamboo
  on Nov 9, 2016
  This week in WIP series, sharing about the Kerala Mural. Most of the artists and crafters now know about Kerala Murala. Though these are mural painting, now many artists paint this on canvas, terracotta pots , cloth , bamboo etc. I'm  learn...
• How to transfer design on stitched dress-Tutorial
  on Nov 4, 2016 in Dress design Embroidery Hand embroidery Kutchwork
  This is the query I often get from most my readers. For embroidery projects, transferring the design on fabric is the tedious task. One method is to use charcoal powder. Another is using white carbon paper. Though this method is easy, but for large d...
• Work In Progress on Wednesday - Dress design
  on Nov 2, 2016 in Dress design Madhubani art WIP
  Starting a new series on my blog. As the title says, I will be sharing about the arts and crafts projects, on which I'm working on. It can be anything , sewing, embroidery , crochet, tatting, or paper-craft etc.Why I started this series (WIP) ?There...
• Painting a Deepa (Diya) for Deepavali
  on Oct 30, 2016 in Deepavali Deepotsava Terracotta
  Deepavali celebration is going on. Today is second day of Deepavali. Hindu's celebrate this by performing Laxmi pooja(worshipping Laxmi- the Goddess of Prosperity) The other tradition like lighting the lamps and bursting crackers are going on.Deepava...
• Converting an old saree to frocks
  on Oct 27, 2016 in Dress design stitch
  Deepavali, the festival of lights started. All are in festive mood. Deepavali is not only festival of lights, I consider this as festival of shopping :) and festival of gifts. This year I have planned to give all handmade gifts to all. To gift, twin...

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