Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Crafts

Handprinting
Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh is a veritable treasure house of traditional designs ranging from the classical butis (dots) to the famous ' Tree of Life ', The butis are restful even though sparkling when tinted in solid colors. Mango, ‘paisley’ as it is known in the West, is made in a vast variety of shapes, and used in bold, medium and even fine designs.

Lucknow’s specialty is ‘paisley’. Other designs seem to be influenced by the local chikan embroidery patterns. Jehangirabad is distinguished for its bold lines and toned down colors, influenced by the jamdani and jamevar weaves. Two blocks with the same design are used, one perforated and stuffed with cotton to a saturation of color, while the other is plain. These are then printed and reprinted and juxtaposed in the process, developing a dark red color for printing the motifs. The background shade however varies. A very novel design is a batoli chintz, in which against a deep black indigo are placed red diamond-shaped dots of varying sizes that create a startling effect.

Earlier only bangles were made, but now all sorts of sophisticated glassware, as well as tasteful tableware is produced. Varanasi also specializes in glass beads. Now with very modern methods and in a much wider range, many of which are exported. It also make a a very thin glass out of which little pieces called tikli are cut out. These are worn by women on the forehead as an ornament or for decorating of fabrics, costumes and other things.

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