The Madhya Pradesh Khadi and Village Industry Board will impart training of ‘chikan’ work to the State’s craftsmen.
The decision was taken on the suggestions of Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur. The Board’s managing director Sudha Choudhary has directed to officials concerned to chalk out its action plan.
Home Minister Babulal Gaur inaugurated the National Khadi festival at Gauhar Mahal here on Thursday, an official release said. While inspecting goods prepared by craftsmen the Minister also lauded them for outstanding craftsmanship.
The Minister said the inspiration of Khadi and Swadeshi given by Mahatma Gandhi was giving employment to lakhs of people and making villages self-reliant. Before the start of the festival, Mayor Krishna Gaur administered oath of sanitation
Notably, the technique of creation of a chikan work is known as chikankari, which is delicate and artfully done hand embroidery on a variety of textile fabric like muslin, silk, chiffon, organza, net. White thread is embroidered on cool, pastel shades of light muslin and cotton garments. Nowadays chikan embroidery is also done with coloured and silk threads in different colours to meet the recent fashion trends and keep chikankari up-to-date. lucknow is the heart of the Chikankari industry today and the variety is known as lucknawi chikan.
Moreover, Chikankari in the recent times has also adapted additional embellishments like Mukaish, Kamdani, Badla, Kamdani, Sequin, bead and mirror work, which gives it a rich look. Chikan embroidery is mostly done on fabrics like, Cotton, Semi Georgette, Pure Georgette, Crepe, Chiffon, Silk and any other fabric which is light and which highlights the embroidery. Also, it should be taken care of that the fabric is not too thick or hard, else the embroidery needle won’t pierce it.
The craftsmen would receive a professional training to learn this art.