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Gulabi Bhor Pastel Pink Mulmul Dupatta

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Drawing is all the white thread does on this dupatta, because the only embroidery on it is tepchi, a line stitch, so nothing on the pink is filled, knotted or shaded. Suman Kumari hand embroidered its 2.5 metre length in Lucknow, mulmul of 70–75 GSM, 100% cotton. Gulabi Bhor is the pink light before sunrise, lying along the horizon as a line with nothing above it filled in yet.

Cloth
mulmulFeatherweight cotton muslin, the cloth Lucknow embroidery was built on. It takes bakhiya because you can see through it.
Composition
100% cotton
Stitches
Tepchi
Length
2.5 metres
Cloth, as supplied
Mulmul 92x20
Thread colour
White
Weave
70-75 GSM, warp 60 D, weft 60 D
Handwork
40 to 45 days
Embroidered by
Suman Kumari, Lucknow
Net quantity
1 piece, 2.5 metres
Made in
India. Hand embroidered in Lucknow.
Packed by
Shwet Heritage LLP, Prabhat Chauraha, E-1/282, Sector I, Janki Vihar Colony, Jankipuram, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226021, India
Consumer care
+91 90055 17090support@shwetartistry.comMonday to Saturday, 10 AM to 6 PM IST
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The product is hand dyed, and colour variations may occur due to the handcrafted process

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  • Craftmark is issued by the All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA) and certifies craft processes, not individual garments. Our licence covers Chikankari Embroidery. To verify, AIACA lists Shwet on its public member register for the craft process Chikankari Embroidery. Our license number, 278P060, and its term are on the certificate we publish.
  • Free delivery across India
  • 7-day exchange on unworn pieces
  • How this fits
  • Craft Care embroidery repair
  • Artisans paid ₹500 per kurta, against the trade’s ₹20–50
  • A handmade gift from the artisans travels with every order

Embroidered by

Portrait of Suman Kumari, Chikankari artisan at Shwet Heritage, Lucknow
Suman Kumari

Suman Kumari started working as a teenager after her father passed away, so she could support her mother and younger brother through Chikankari.

Shwet Heritage SHG network, Lucknow

The stitches

  • Tepchi (running)The swift running stitch laid along the printed motif, the ground on which every other stitch is built.

How to wear it

  • Over a pink kurta one shade deeper, the white tepchi line is what keeps the two tones apart.
  • With a black or charcoal kurta the white line is read first and the pink second.
  • Pleat it once over the shoulder rather than draping it wide, since 70–75 GSM mulmul adds no bulk where it folds.

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Craftmark® certified

Certified by the All India Artisans & Craftworkers Welfare Association under Craftmark License 278P060.

Craftmark is issued by the All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA). It certifies craft processes, not individual garments. Our licence covers Chikankari Embroidery and runs to 13 February 2027. This piece was embroidered by Suman Kumari in Lucknow.

Our artisans earn ₹500 per kurta for their embroidery, where middlemen typically pay ₹20–50. Read how certification works.

Care instructions

Gentle hand wash only, with mild detergent Do not bleach Dry in shade Iron inside out on low heat Never wring the embroidered length Store in a muslin bag

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