Muqaish - Metallic Embroidery

Muqaish: Metallic Embroidery Like scattered stars on flowing skies, Muqaish or Badla, adds a glistening Shimmer to fabric. With its origins in Lucknow, this metallic embroidery Used real gold and silver for the nawabs, Its royal patrons. Muqaish work requires painstaking effort of Passing thin metallic wires deftly through Fabric to create myriad motifs. ‘Fardi ka kaam’ ~patterns made out of dots, is the most recognized style of muqaish and often Accompanies ’Chikankari’. Due to the time consuming process and Lack of availability of skilled artisans, Muqaish is an art that requires more Patronage. A film commissioned for L’affaire.