Textiles were not supposed to be a highlight when we visited Amritsar - in fact they were a bit of a bonus. The gallery we visited dealt in antiques, carpets and household textiles.
I explained that I was doing a course and the owners' wife showed me items that demonstrated a wide variety of techniques many of which I knew something about from my earlier research.
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Phulkari |
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Front |
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Back |
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More phulkari |
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And more - it's so varied in it's density and design
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Pashminas |
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Incredible optical effects on a pashmina |
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Silk embroidery |
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I wanted it all |
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