Hand-embroidered Lucknow Chikankari Mul Cotton Dress Material

Handwoven from 80 GSM mul cotton this Chikankari dress material has the airy near weightless drape that makes Lucknow s summer cloth legendary Lucknow s embroiderers work each motif from the reverse of the cloth threading the needle through from behind so the pattern emerges as a soft raised bloom on the face That reverse stitch method is the clearest tell for genuine Chikankari stitch tension and spacing shift subtly from motif to motif the natural mark of hand rather than machine Stitch it into a kurta and wear it through festivals gatherings and warm weather days