| embroidery with coiled metal springs |
| hem of the garment |
| traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body, consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips and legs to form loose trousers; worn in various ways in different parts of the country, generally by Hindu men, sometimes by women |
| a flowing garment worn by men |
| a woman’s veil, traditionally it was made of two breadths of fabric sewn together, nowadays it is usually draped over the shoulders rather than the head also known as chunri, chunni or chunar |
| usually lehenga or skirt, fitted around the hips and flaring out from the knee to the hemline |
| full or ankle length flowing skirt, usually with a great deal of flare, a simple ghaghra has only one vertical seam forming a tube and fastened with a drawstring; flared ghaghras are made up of several triangular panels stitched together, flared and gathered full length skirt |
| a red sari with grid-like patterns of gold and silver brocade work in which are set tie and dye dots in various motifs, originally from Gujurat |
| circumference or volume of skirt |
| narrow ribbon made of gold or silver thread, either flat or folded into leaves and flowers |
| fabric with eyelet work done all over |
| a particular form of woven fabric on which patterns are tie and dyed before weaving, mainly from Orissa |
| overall design (print or embroidery) on the fabric |
| an openwork in chikankari, a very intricate form of embroidery |
| loom embroidery woven on fine textured cotton muslin; floral, animal, bird motifs in silk |
| woven, woolen knit shawl with a specific all-over pattern |
| long tunics with small buttons down the front, as worn by the Rajput royals |
| traditional shoes with embroidery |
| a textile from South India, usually decorated with religious images; a fabric translated into a visual narrative through the artist’s kalam (pen) |
| panel |
| tunic or skirt made with several triangular panels stitched together to creat a flare a the hemline |
| cloth waist-band for men or a traditional piece of jewellery for women worn at the waist |
| a shirt-like tunic that has its orgins in North India and Pakistan |
| sleeveless bodice |
| a heavy silk sari from South India, characterized by its contrasting colours, it typically has temple borders, checks, stripes and floral butis; the border, body and pallav are woven separely and then are perfectly interlocked together |
| work originating in Bengal, it is a patchwork style of embroidery using a running stitch on old discarded pieces of fabrics and patched together to make a new fabric |
| silk fabric brocaded with thread made from a fine strand of flattened metal wound over a core of silk, using yellow silk under gold and white silk under silver |
| a shorter form of the more traditional tunic called kurta |
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