Saturday 12 May 2012

Aari 'n' beads

This paisley is a part of an aari  embroidery design which I’m working right now.

                                                  
Hope I’m not irritating y’all by showing different paisleys….

Have a happy weekend wherever you are!
Happy stitching!
Anita.

24 comments:

deanna7trees said...

why would it be irritating. it's beautiful.

Suztats said...

Very nice!

Anna said...

A magnificent embroidery

Hugs, Anna

Zova couture said...

very very pretty!!no none will feel irritating..paisley designs have its own beauty..one doubt why silk thread is splitting while doing aariwork..?
u used single silk thread for this..?

Creative Thinker said...

Wow!! Beautifully done.You are such a talented person!!

Ranjana's craft blog said...

Very nice...but why is it irritating...I love paisley designs

Anita said...

Vaheeda,I'm using two strand here.
The threads might split if the needle is not placed properly.

l'alternativa said...

Complimenti Anita, è bellissimo.
Sei bravissima. Baci
Emi

Anita said...

Thanks Deanna,Ranjana,Anna,Suz,
Anu,Emi,Creative thinker,Vaheeda.

Sandy said...

Oh, dear, no, I love paisleys - they're what got me interested in Indian embroidery in the first place! And beads . . . magpies are famous for collecting small bright things such as beads, y'know!
Plus, I have a book of chikan designs (it's in storage right now, so I can't remember the name) collected by Pradumna and Rosalba Tana, and it's really interesting to see how the finished embroideries look, and think about how to apply it to their line drawings.

Createology said...

I love paisleys and always have. Yours is stunning. Blissful Stitching...

crazyQstitcher said...

No way irritating. I hope to see lots more.
This is so lovely Anita and very different from the Chikan.

Anita said...

Thanks Sandy,Maureen.

Anita said...

Thanks Sherry.

letslearnembroidery said...

Simply beautiful!

Rajshree said...

Wow, lovely paisely design. I am also very much interested in aari embroidery.

Anonymous said...

Anita,
Your post on Aariwork helped me in fixing the frame and am starting a kurti. Thanks a ton

Prashanti

Anita said...

You are welcome Prashanti.Hope you'll show me your kurti...

poorani manish said...

hi mam,
very nice to see all your creative works. im very interested in learning Aari embroidery.can u plz explain me the types of stitches in Aari with detail

Pratima Kapoor said...

Such a beautiful work. Its not easy to do aari work, need lots of practice before one gets hang of it. I had hired a teacher to learn this art but did not persue further. I really really appreciate your beautiful and hard work.

Anita said...

Thanks Pratima. YES,need lots of practice to get it correct.

Gee said...

your site got my attention, your aari work is gorgeous. I was wondering if I can work miniature scale using Aari, what do you think?
Gee

Gee said...

Hello,
it seems my comment is lost in cyperspace :).
here's my question again: I am into making miniatures, scale 1:12.
do you think I could make my mini embroidery in Aari, would that be do-able?
Love your site
Gee

Anita said...

@ Gee - Thanks a lot for visiting.
I think mini embroidery in aari is do-able but choosing a pattern and thread will be quite an interesting challenge.If you could e-mail with more details about what sort of designs you do the most then I'd happily do all the experiments and let you know if it works on the scale you've mentioned above.