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Chikan men kurtas are basically traditional embroidery style kurtas that were first manufactured in Lucknow, India. Chikan work executed on kurtas is designed for men, quite popular during the season time that would include weddings and similar grand and special occasions. The term “Chikan” work refers to a special kind of “embroidery” which is worked upon with expensive threads such as satin threads and mostly come in all the colors.
Chikan work was believed to have been initiated by the most renowned Mughal emperor Jahangir's gorgeous partner, Nur Jehan. This Chikan work is one of Lucknow's most famous textile decoration styles. It has a definite loveliness and style, which guarantees that it never go out of style. There are various patterns and effects used in order to create designs for Men's kurtas. Each and every single piece of kurta requires special type of stitches and the thickness of the threads used also differs from pattern to pattern. Some of the assortment of the stitches used in order to manufacture Men's kurtas includes chain stitch, back-stitch and hemstitch that turn out into an open work outline, lace work or shadow-work.
A distinction of the Chikan work which is executed on large scale on Men's kurtas is referred to as “bakhia”. In this particular design, the work is carried out from the back where the stitches are covered by the design in a particular herringbone style. The shadow of the thread is apparent through the kurta on the right side. In order to augment the kurta to a higher level, the Chikan designs are produced with tiny backstitches on the right side over the shadow. The Chikan work pattern is done so skillfully and delicately that the turned in edges of the cut pieces are hardly visible from the front of the work.
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