Intricate embroideries have been an integral part of textile industries for ages. Indian fashion stands out globally due to its unique hand embroideries. When we talk about Kashmiri craft, the word ’embroidery’ comes to our mind by itself. Beautiful hand-embroidered drapes and dresses have been the trademark clothing style of the ‘heaven on earth.
Why is hand embroidered drapes emphasized over machine embroidered ones?
Hand embroidered clothing is something that our older generations have preserved over the years. With machines coming into the scenario, embroidery has started lacking –
The Artisan’s Skills
Senior artisans who are highly skilled in the intricate art of needlework put their blood and soul into every piece. The pre-organized machine embroidery cannot match their experience and artistic skills.
The Uniqueness
A machine is an artificial thing, it will give the same result every time without any uniqueness, unlike human hands.
The Creativity
Expect no creativity or exclusivity when choosing a machine embroidered piece of clothing.
The Value
The value of tradition and authenticity that an artisan adds with their hands, no machine can ever touch that arch.
Urzuv endeavors to encourage varied hand embroideries from the valley as they verge extinction. The imperfections of hand embroidery in our products represent the natural beauty & rawness of handcrafted ensembles. Kashmiri artisans work long hours to create intricate hand embroidery pieces, hence such pieces are more valuable.
Before buying any Kashmiri embroidery product, we advise our customers to check if it is handmade or machine-made and make an informed decision, as it defines the quality & worth of the piece.
Here are some simple checks you can do to know the difference!
The Details of the Stitches:
To check whether a particular piece is embroidered by hand or machine, reverse the product and see the backside-
- Uniformity of the Machine-Made Stitches:
Machine embroidery exhibits uniformity in the size and looks of the stitches. Each patch is identical. Even if multiple items have been embroidered in a time, they all will be look-alikes.
- Mild Imperfections of the Handmade Stitches:
Mild imperfections and slight variations in the size of the stitches, knots, and messy endings exhibit the product has been taken through by human process.
Cost Check:
- Hand-Embroidered Pieces are Expensive
While working on embroidery, the artist painstakingly adds their personal touch making the product come alive. It costs an extended period of time, skill, experience, patience, and dedication to the artisan. Hence, these are worthfully expensive.
- Machine Embroidered Pieces are Comparatively Less Expensive
Machine embroidery is computer generated. There is no variance in the stitchery’s passion for the art form. It came into existence as a method of cost-cutting of the labour charge. So, machine-embroidered clothing is less expensive comparatively.
We have a plethora of authentic pieces in different kinds of hand embroideries like Sozni, Aari, and Tilla. If you want to buy Kashmiri embroidery clothing online, you must visit Urzuv.com. You can also check out our original Pashmina wraps, pherans, and many other drapes from the valley.
