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Jhilmil White Cambric Pintuck Kurta
SWT258
Shailendri put this kurta's shine into metal and left the thread raised under a fingertip, white on white cambric. Tepchi runs the line along each motif and phanda ties the knots, the pair hand embroidered in Lucknow. The mukaish badla worked alongside them is Jhilmil's shimmer, and the kurta is 100% cotton, 70–75 GSM, with a mandarin collar and one pocket.
- Cloth
- cambricClosely woven cotton shirting. Crisp, it holds a pressed pintuck, and it is the cloth that gives a kurta its line.
- Composition
- 100% cotton
- Stitches
- Phanda · Tepchi
- Allied work
- Mukaish
- Top length
- Knee length
- Neckline
- Mandarin collar
- Sleeve length
- 3/4th sleeves
- Cloth, as supplied
- 92x88, Cambric
- Pockets
- 1
- Also worked
- Pintuck rows
- Thread colour
- White
- Weave
- 70-75 GSM, warp 60 D, weft 60 D
- Handwork
- 15 to 20 days
- Embroidered by
- Aarti Kashyap, 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
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
Aarti Kashyap is a fine embroiderer in the Shwet Heritage self-help-group network in Lucknow, at the frame since 2021 with tepchi and bakhiya as her stitches. Fine work is where every new hand in the network is proven, and her profile appears here exactly as she is credited in our workshop records.
Shwet Heritage SHG network, Lucknow
The stitches
- 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.
Allied Lucknow work
Worked alongside the Chikankari, not part of it.
- Mukaish (metal sparkle)Flattened metal wire pierced through the cloth and twisted into points of sparkle, Lucknow’s badla work.
How to wear it
- Metal is already worked into this kurta, so jewellery that catches the same light competes with it. Studs and a plain cuff leave the badla to do the shining.
- Pintuck folds and stitching are both read by shadow on this white ground, so a flat bottom in one colour keeps the surface interest in one place.
- White thread shows its relief in raking light and the badla catches light head on, so where you stand decides which half of the work you see.
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 | Sleeveshoulder seam to sleeve opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 36 | 38 | 42 | 15 | 43 | 17.5 |
| M | 38 | 40 | 46 | 16 | 45 | 19.5 |
| L | 40 | 42 | 48 | 16 | 46 | 19.5 |
| XL | 42 | 44 | 48 | 17 | 46.5 | 20 |
| XXL | 44 | 46 | 50 | 17 | 46.5 | 20 |
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 Aarti Kashyap 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 Wash separately from coloured cloth 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, and keep the iron off the mukaish badla Keep perfume and deodorant sprays away from the metal work Store in a muslin bag