Top shirt from ShalinCraft is blissfully comfortable for summer. These chikan embroidered tops for women are made in extremely light cotton fabric. You feel almost no weight of these tops. The special style embroidery on these tops is called chikan, developed in the 16th century in the courts of muslim kings in north India. The popularity of Chikan embroidered tops never seems to wane. Wear these tops outdoors in summer and you can relax in total comfort. They go well with trousers as well as skirts.

Chikan Embroidery has patterns of different designs stitched using untwisted white cotton or silk (or rayon) threads on the surface of the fabric. In Chikan work, there is a fixed repertoire of stitches and it is usual for several types of stitches to appear on the same piece of embroidery. The different types of Chikan work done today are Taipchi, Bakhia, Phunda, Murri, Jaali, Hathkati, Pechni, Ghas Patti, Chaana Patti etc. Chikan embroidery is a very laborious and time consuming task.

Apparel:  Top shirt in very light cotton fabric with Chikan style hand embroidery, Size: Bust: 32 inches x Length: 25 inches, Cold water hand wash individually, Great outdoor casual dress in summer, Shipped in 48 hours from Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi, India
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