| a long skirt, worn in combination with a choli (bodice) and a odhni (veil) |
| a resist-dyeing technique which results in a multi-striped or chequered, multi-coloured pattern |
| inlay of colours as in enamelling |
| ethnic embroidered jutis (shoes) |
| veil |
| a turban worn by men |
| decorative border, usually at one end of a sari |
| finest grade of cashmere that is a short, thin inner layer hair from Himalayan goats |
| silk sari with gold border and pallav with silk brocaded motifs in an interlocked tapestry technique |
| double ikat of Patan, Gujurat |
| similar to a salwar but with more pleats and cowls, usually made of silk or any smooth flowing fabric |
| a girdle or kamarband, worn over pyjamas, often very decorative |
| literally meaning flowerwork, term for type of embroidery practiced by women in Punjab, using floss-silk on coarse cotton cloth in darning stitch worked from the back of the fabric |
| a vertical design line that crosses the bust point, equivalent to a dart |
| machined cuffs to salwar, usually has interesting patterns of seamlines on it |
| trouser like garment, in a variety of cuts, fabrics and shapes, worn both by men and women |
| silk thread |
| square spirals of metal |
| baggy trousers traditionally worn with a tunic in North India |
| worn by women, this continuous length of cloth, has three main parts: body, border and pallav, which is wrapped around the waist and over one shoulder, usually 6 metres long, except the Maharastrian sari, which is 9 metres |
| a loose trailing pyjama that gives the appearance of lehenga, worn usually by muslim women |
| a coat like garment worn by men, close fitted, closed neck, high collared worn along with a churidar and long scarf around the neck |
| Chinese influenced brocade from Surat |
| raw silk originally worn for puja by women of the Rajgarh and Bilaspur districts of Madhya Pradesh |
| a sari pallav worn in fan pleats over the torso |
| gold or silver metal threads are sewn on fabrics like satin or velvet or with metallic threads to give the appearance of true embroidery; it is normally heavy and can comprise of mirrors, sequins, springs, pipes, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones |
| fine quality metallic gold thread twisted over cotton or silk for brocading and embroidery, also known as jad |
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