Monday, December 24, 2012

Aari Embroidery - Exploring motif designs - 2

Aari Embroidery - Exploring motif designs - 2

Todays design is one i made for a customer, please excuse for the low resolution of the pics. I will post all the scanned copies of the designs in the gallery soon. So bear with me please. Now lets explore the design here, 
There are five stitched and 3 embellishment used here. The stitches are to be done on the traditional arhi frame. One more thing to be noted is the color combination. The theories of the color gives you better designed piece. In my classes i teach the basics of fashion components, color theories, basics layout creation of designing blouses, repeat cretion with rules of the repeat and twelve rules of embellishment !!
The main theory in blouse designing is the placement of the repeat of the design !
On your enquiries to join classes, please mail me at vanith.d08@gmail.com, or you can use the comment section of any post, please use the latest post :) 
I want to handle enrollment in 25 per class, so please mail me so i can put you on waiting list. The limit is so small, as i want to ensure that everyone has learnt it right easily.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Aari embroidery - Exploring motif designs

Aari embroidery - Exploring motif designs , des. 1

There are various facts and supplies that make a an artifact or a art famous and desirable! Like how the various application of design elements in the famous embroidery, aari embroidery. In this segment that i have started with today, Aari embroidery - Exploring motif designs, i am going to explore the trendiest aari embroidery patterns. Lets explore the design and its components.
 @ DESIGN, there are about 6 type of stitches and 3 type of embellishment used here.
The aari embroidery is very mesmerising and hypnotises the user with its beauty. And this one is a little piece, which will make one certainly proud when done by yourself. You are allowed to share your repeats of the design through mail. Best repeat will be awarded with surprises.


Tuesday, December 18, 2012

AARI EMBROIDERY - SAREE BORDER DESIGN


This design you see here, is a very simple yet heavy one. How it is a heavy one? It is heavy one because it is made of thick strands of thread. The design can only be done on the use of kattil frame - the traditional aari embroidery frame. 
I will keep posting the simple and handy designs that is on going this season. Since iam handling two blogs a t time, i think there is a change in schedule of the posting. But soon i will rectify this. We are getting more viewers. Iam very happy with that as i love to interact with people. Lonely life is helley. And i will be using some new words, that is easily understandable without any dictionary.
As i said my other blog, puzzlesofthread.blogspot.com, i am writing on multi topics on fashion, sewing, patterns, draping and needle work too. So interested peoples can follow me up in my puzzle journey too.
The link is www.puzzlesofthread.blogspot.com.

Monday, December 3, 2012

What is Arhi Embroidery?

Arhi embroidery, is one of the type of Indian embroidery. the similar form of embroidery techniques is applied in other regions too. It is called as tambour embroidery. The method of working is similar while the difference lies only with the tools used. In tambour embroidery they use what they call as Tambour hook whereas in Arhi embroidery it is the embroidery needle, special type of needle that resembles in shape and components as crochet hook.
The arhi emboidery is a method applied in haute couture making, as the good seamless and prickless finish is the key identity of the Haute Couture garments. Until now the Arhi embroidery and the understanding on the arhi embroidery techniques, applications and procedures and some tools are kept significantly secret. As the method is time consuming and eye straining as the work is so intricate, it makes the seeker tired very tired at first step. 
This beautiful arhi embroidery has gained popularity and applications much emphasized in the bridal wear nowadays. The most popularly called bridal blouses or the wedding blouse is nothing if not the Arhi embroidery is done on it. 



The brides take pride in wearing the heavily embellished blouse. however it has become standard in Arhi embroidery designing to have taken a commercial path of designing. Yes, the more hit it has got, lead it to the commercial hands thereby minimising the newer designs and exploration is completely stopped. However, as there are fads in fashion so be the fabs !