Aug 2, 2009 | |

Mirror Work in Pakistan



Mirror work, commonly known as the shisha stitch is the art of securing mirrors to the fabric by using some particular stitches like harring bone stitch, button hole stitch or blanket stitch. This mirror work is the speciality of Indian subcontinent. They are vastly used in different regional hand embroidery of Pakistan, with the combination of other stitches.These mirrors are used to decorate different things like clothing, wall hangings, shawls, bedding, cushion covers and table runners etc.


The mirrors are small pieces of looking mirrors, and they can be of different shapes and sizes, though most popular of them is circular shape. Other than that these can be square or diamond. Normally the round ones are available in three sizes, the smallest which is also called the zero size, the medium and the largest. In addition to these, some large sequences with the hole in the middle of them can also be used in the mirror work.

The following mirror work cushion is an example of the hardwork of the females of the Interior Sind, Tharparkar. To buy the item contact the following site http://www.dukandar.com/dar.com


In Fashion Industry of Pakistan, the mirror work is quickly becoming the new trend. Mirror work shirts and apprael are now a necessary item in a Designer's wardrobe.



For the mirror work tutorials many sites are available on the net, which give you the detailed information of how to stitch the mirrors to the fabric. Some of them are:

http://www.embroiderersguild.com/

http://www.joyfulabode.com/
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