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TextileGI Tagged · 2010-11
Phulkari
TownPatiala
StatePunjab
Craft typeTextile
GI tag2010-11
About
A vibrant floral embroidery tradition literally meaning "flower work," historically embroidered by Punjabi women on the reverse side of khaddar cloth using darn stitch, traditionally made as part of a bride's trousseau.
Did you know? Phulkari was traditionally never sold — it was embroidered exclusively by mothers and grandmothers for their daughters' weddings, meaning many of the oldest surviving pieces carry deep personal, rather than commercial, history.