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Gulqand Pink Mulmul Sleeveless Top
SWT281
White thread and a pink ground are the two colours on this top's cloth, the blue of the printing blocks washed out in the last stage. Shilpa hand embroidered no stitch but bakhiya in Lucknow, on the far side of the mulmul so the pattern arrives through 100% cotton at 70–75 GSM. Gulqand is rose petals kept in sugar, gul the rose and qand the sugar.
- Cloth
- mulmulFeatherweight cotton muslin, the cloth Lucknow embroidery was built on. It takes bakhiya because you can see through it.
- Composition
- 100% cotton
- Stitches
- Bakhiya
- Top length
- Hip length
- Neckline
- Round neck
- Sleeve length
- Sleeveless
- Thread colour
- White
- Weave
- 70-75 GSM, warp 60 D, weft 60 D
- Handwork
- 25 to 30 days
- Embroidered by
- Shilpa, 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@shwetheritage.inMonday 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
Embroidered by
Shilpa is a young artisan from Lucknow who learned Chikankari during her school holidays.
Shwet Heritage SHG network, Lucknow
The stitches
- Bakhiya (shadow work)Herringbone worked on the reverse of sheer cloth, so the motif glows through as a soft shadow, the signature of true Chikankari.
How to wear it
- Sleeveless makes this a summer top and a summer office is a cold room, so the layer it needs is one kept at the desk rather than carried outside.
- Bakhiya is worked into the cloth rather than onto it, so a bag strap or a seat belt crosses this top with nothing raised to catch.
Size & fit
Measured garment chart
These are the measurements of the finished garment, laid flat, not body measurements. Compare them against a piece you already wear.
| Size | Bustflat across the fullest part of the chest, doubled | Waistflat at the narrowest point, doubled | Hipflat 8 inches below the waist, doubled | Shoulderseam to seam across the back | Lengthhigh point of the shoulder straight down to the hem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 34 | 33.5 | 37 | 14.25 | 28 |
| M | 36 | 35.5 | 39 | 15 | 28.5 |
| L | 38 | 37.5 | 41 | 15.5 | 29 |
| XL | 40 | 39.5 | 43 | 16 | 29.5 |
| XXL | 42 | 40.5 | 45 | 16.5 | 30 |
Each piece is embroidered and finished by hand, so a measurement may vary by up to 1 inch. That variation is the signature of handwork, not a defect.
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 Shilpa 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 cloth, roll it in a towel instead Dry in shade Iron inside out on low heat, over a cotton cloth Store in a muslin bag