Chikankari Mul Chanderi Pink Mustard Floral Dress Material

An unstitched two piece chikankari dress material from Lucknow in warm ivory cotton embroidered generously down the front panel with a flowing floral jaal in rose pink and mustard ochre wreaths vines and leaf sprays with a coordinating bottom length and a light dupatta finished with scattered butis This is a dense piece of hand needlework and the proof is in the stitches Look at the wreath motifs each circle of flowers leans slightly differently with stitch lengths that breathe machine embroidery repeats one digitised wreath with mechanical sameness Feel the surface hand chikankari sits soft and slightly raised while machine work feels stiff and boardy where dense stitching crushes the cloth On the reverse the herringbone underside of shadow stitches and travelling threads between motifs tell you a needle not a head frame made this Faint wash out pattern lines may still be visible the embroiderer s printed guide and a sign of genuine Lucknow work The two tone pink and mustard palette is unusual for chikankari which makes this set a strong pick for festive daytime events haldi mornings mehndi afternoons pujas Tailor with three quarter sleeves to show off the sleeve butis and pair with gold studs