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Shama Black Mulmul Angarkha Top
Phanda pulls each bud tight into a knot and keel points the flower centres, the two marks that stand up off the cloth, while tepchi runs level along the motif. In Lucknow, where Shabana Parveen has stitched since 2002, she hand embroidered the white thread into black mulmul, 100% cotton, 70–75 GSM. Shama means the candle, and no other angarkha top in the house is black.
- Cloth
- mulmulFeatherweight cotton muslin, the cloth Lucknow embroidery was built on. It takes bakhiya because you can see through it.
- Composition
- 100% cotton
- Stitches
- Keel Kangan · Phanda · Tepchi
- Top length
- Hip Length
- Neckline
- V-neckline Tie-up
- Sleeve length
- 3/4th
- Style
- Angarkha
- Cloth, as supplied
- Mulmul 92x20
- Thread colour
- White
- Weave
- 70-75 GSM, warp 60 D, weft 60 D
- Handwork
- 25 to 30 days
- Embroidered by
- Shabana Parveen, Lucknow
- Net quantity
- 1 piece
- 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
- Availability
As this product is handmade, slight variations may occur, and a tolerance of ±1 inch in garment measurements when worn is acceptable
Also embroidered in
- 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
Shabana Parveen is a cutwork specialist in the Shwet Heritage self-help-group network in Lucknow, at the embroidery frame since 2002. Her hathkati — cloth parted thread by thread and locked open without a single cut — is among the most exacting of the craft’s 30-plus named stitches, and her profile appears here exactly as she is credited in our workshop records.
Shwet Heritage SHG network, Lucknow
The stitches
- Keel KanganKeel sets the pointed flower centre. Kangan rings it like a bangle around the motif.
- Phanda (knot)Tight millet-seed knots placed one by one to build jasmine buds and flower centres.
- Tepchi (running)The swift running stitch laid along the printed motif, the ground on which every other stitch is built.
How to wear it
- Black below keeps the outfit to one colour, and an ivory or white bottom picks up the thread instead.
- The panels cross over and tie shut, so the top opens at the front rather than pulling on over the head.
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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 Shabana Parveen 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, in cold water with mild detergent Do not bleach Never wring the embroidered panels, roll them in a towel instead Dry in shade Iron inside out on low heat, over a cotton cloth Store in a muslin bag