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Kasuti Embroidery
TownDharwad
StateKarnataka
Craft typeTextile
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A geometric hand-embroidery tradition dating to the Chalukya era, worked entirely by counting threads rather than drawing a pattern first, producing intricate temple, chariot and lotus motifs.
Did you know? Kasuti embroiderers never sketch their pattern onto the cloth first, every motif is built purely by counting threads in the weave, a discipline traditionally taught by having young girls first master it on their own trousseau saree.