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'''Kasidakari''' (Kashida, kashida - kari ) is an [[Embroidery of India|embroidery]] art associated with [[Kashmir]], Bihar,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Naik|first=Shailaja D.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oNAwl-jS3gwC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&hl=en|title=Traditional Embroideries of India|date=1996|publisher=APH Publishing|year=|isbn=978-81-7024-731-9|location=|pages=13,75, 76|language=en}}</ref> Punjab<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Quddus|first=Syed Abdul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4y9zAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&q&hl=en|title=Punjab, the Land of Beauty, Love, and Mysticism|date=1992|publisher=Royal Book Company|year=|isbn=978-969-407-130-5|location=|pages=246|language=en}}</ref> and Himachal.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Sukrita Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wF5XOsG2zKgC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq&q=%22Kasidakari%22+-wikipedia&hl=en|title=Chamba Achamba: Women's Oral Culture|date=2012|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-3266-2|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dasgupta|first=Reshmi R.|title=Unfurling a new life for Chamba rumals|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/unfurling-a-new-life-for-chamba-rumals/articleshow/5761062.cms|access-date=2021-01-16}}</ref>

== Name ==
Kashida is the local lingo for the embroidery. Kasidkari known as kashida - kari,<ref name=":0" /> is the [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[Hindi]] for [[needlework]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Embroidery, Embroidery Design Ideas, Embroidery Craft Items, Embroidery Artisans, Work, Products, Information, How to - Crafts & Artisans|url=http://www.craftandartisans.com/embroidery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609050132/http://www.craftandartisans.com/embroidery|archive-date=2018-06-09|accessdate=15 February 2019|website=www.craftandartisans.com}}</ref> It is also known as kasidakari.<ref>{{cite web|title=embroidery - Meaning of embroidery - Punjabi Dictionary - iJunoon|url=https://www.ijunoon.com/punjabi/dictionary.aspx?word=embroidery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308125114/http://www.ijunoon.com/punjabi/dictionary.aspx?word=embroidery|archive-date=2016-03-08|accessdate=15 February 2019|website=www.ijunoon.com}}</ref>

== Techniques and stitches ==
Various stitches are employed for Kashida work such as darning stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch and chain stitch. The base material for Kashida is cotton, wool or silk in a variety of colours like white, blue, yellow, purple, red, green and black. The stitches may vary with the material to be embroidered.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Embroidery of Jammu & Kashmir|url=http://www.craftandartisans.com/embroidery-of-jammu-kashmir.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=www.craftandartisans.com}}</ref> Do - rukha'l embroidery (Chamba Kasidakari) has characteristics of its own which differentiates it from other forms of embroidery in India.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Dasgupta|first=Reshmi R.|title=Unfurling a new life for Chamba rumals|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/unfurling-a-new-life-for-chamba-rumals/articleshow/5761062.cms|access-date=2021-01-16}}</ref>

=== Sujni ===
The sujni{{which lang|date=March 2021}} stitch is used when uniformity is desired on both sides, like in choice.

=== Zalakdozi ===
Zalakdozi employs hook or aari to fill-in motifs with chain stitch. The chain stitch done with a hook is found on chogas{{which lang|date=March 2021}} (cloaks) and rugs with long and flowing designs.

=== Zari thread ===
Kashmiri couching using zari thread is a style of Kashida work in which a zari thread is laid on the fabric along a pattern and is held in place with another thread.

== Use ==
To decorate costumes, Phirens, shawls, handkerchief and various household items like bed covers, cushion covers, lampshades, bags and other accessories.

== See also ==
[[Chamba Rumal]] an embroidered handicraft that was once promoted under the patronage of the former rulers of [[Chamba State|Chamba kingdom]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Needlework]]
[[Category:Embroidery in India]]

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