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Materials and tools Types of fabrics like cotton, silk, chiffon (smoother and more lustrous than the similar fabric georgette.), georgette(lightweight, dull-finished fabric), wool are used to do the embroidery work. Cotton thread is traditionally used to create the design patterns over the cloth. Needle Indigo colour (Neel) used in the printing process. Embroidery rings Wooden motifs/bocks. Starch is used to obtain the stiffness for cotton clothes. Scissors for the initial cutting and cutters for final finishing.


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