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as promised..in this post I will introduce some important and famous types on BAGH phulkari!

VARI DA BAGH

In west Punjab, following the birth of a boy, it was customary, to begin a vari da bagh. The newborns grandmother would place the first stitch on the embroidery. 

BAWAN BAGH

The bawan bagh is very rare as only a few women were able tofashion this type. Bawan means the number 52; in these pieces we usually find 52different patterns.

DARSHAN DWAR BAGH

Another more typical bagh is the darshan  dwar bagh, meaning “the Gate from which one sees the God”. From the eastern Punjab, this type always has a red ground; a series of large peaked gates are drawn, from four to seven on either side depending on their size and the dimensions of the cloth. 

KAUDI BAGH

Among their patterns, these bagh include chains of small white squares representing stylized cowries. From another point of view, the shape of these shells can remind of female genitals and make them become symbols of fertility. Kaudi phulkari were often worn by women wanting to increase their chance to become pregnant.

PANCHRANGA BAGH

Meaning "Five colors", this bagh is decorated with chevrons of five different colors. In The same way, similar pieces like satranga  ("Sevencolors")  bagh are also available.

SURAJMUKHI

Surajmujkhi, the sunflower, refers to the main pattern of this phulkari. From a technical point of view this type of phulkari is unique as itis the only one that mixes in comparable proportions Holbein stitch (used to make chope phulkari) and the regular darning stitch.

THIRMA

A rarer type of phulkari is the thirma, the name signifying a white ground. Exclusively made by Hindus, they formed an important part of the dowry of a woman from north-western Punjab. The floral patterns were embroidered in red, violet and green -often so thickly that they give a velvety surface. The ends have characteristic diagonal rows in red satin stitch. The patterns of this type differ markedly from all other baghs and phulkaris.

SANCHI
Produced in east and southeast Punjab, sainchi  phulkaris depict scenes of everyday life in the motifs. Sainchis can be divided into two groups. The first have coloured representations on a red ground of human figures, beasts, village scenes and so on, without symmetry and end borders. The second group, with black, dark brown or, very rarely, blue grounds, are symmetrically drawn.

These are some most famous and important types of BAGH phulkari!

I hope now you all can identify which type of phulkari cloth you wear

and which one is your favourite!!!

I will be back with more of phulkari...

till then stay tuned guys..

and be fine!