Description

Lambani embroidery uses a total of fourteen types of stitches. Most of the stitches follow geometric shapes like squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, diagonal and parallel lines. When many lines of different stitches come together, the fabric becomes a festive array of colors and designs.Lambani Embroidery is now a GI tagged craft.

It is distinguished by Vibrancy of colors ,embezelmenmt with Mirrors and Nature acquire products such as shells Embroideries are majorly done in bright contrasting color- blue, red with black and its complex geometric & floral patterns.
It takes skill & patience to hand Embroidery Lambani Artwork across Saree. There are between 14 types of Stitches and takes and Artisan around  which 15-20 days to complete. The resulting cloth is soft against the skin and highlighted in appearance, pleasing to touch & appealing to the eye.

Comes along a gorgeous running blouse piece and eleborately Embroidered pallu. Please swipe left to see all the pictures and the last picture is of the blouse piece.

Item:
Measurements : Saree: Length – 6.3 metres (including blouse material). Saree width : 117 cms (46 inches)
Borders: 3.5 inches broad
Artwork :Lambani Tribal Embroidery.
Materials :Warp : Kora silk.Weft: Mercerized cotton
Weight (Grams) :750 grams (approximately).
Designs: Traditionally Ethnic & Contemporary.Drawing inspiration from Nature and Architechtural Pattrern.
Usability:
* Suitable for all types of Occassions,be it Festivity or Family Gathering.
* Can be worn with heavy Dokra Jewlery or Oxidized Silver Jewelry.

The colors seen in the image may vary from the actual product due to different computer screen resolutions and displays.

Know about Your Artisan :
Kamli Bai is a 4th  generation artisan whose family has been involved in the art of Lambani Embroidery since Years.

She & her Supporting artisn worked passionately on the Saree with a sensibility enmeshed in years of tradition to produce Artworks reflecting innovative design with innumerable variations.Using 14 different stitches patterns such as  Kilan, Vele, Bakkya, Maki, Suryakanti Maki, Kans, also including running stitches which appear like small dashes that creates a variety of patterns on the clothhe she presents for YOU exclusively a work of art equally complimenting Your Grace and Choice

Know Your Saree :Lambani embroidery art hails from Karnataka, India. Amongst all the nomadic tribes of India, it is the Lambanis who have probably retained the most elaborate outfits of all. The Lambani embroidery is an amalgam of pattern darning, mirror work, cross stitch, and overlaid and quilting stitches with borders of “Kangura” patchwork appliqué, done on loosely woven dark blue or red handloom base fabric.

Lambada embroidery (lambadi embroidery, Lambani, Sandur Lambani embroidery, Banjara embroidery, lepo) is an art of embellishing clothes practiced by the Lambadas or Lambanis, the tribe in Sanduru, the Banjaras of Bellary and Bijapur in Karnataka, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.