Embroidery - Kashmiri

Kashmiri embroidery, also known as Kashida, has definitely been inspired by the beautiful natural surroundings of Kashmir . What is significant of this style is that the whole pattern is created using one or two embroidery stitch styles. Wool or cotton is the base cloth used. Most often they are in shades of white or some similar light shade. At times pastel colors are also used.

Care is taken to ensure that the color shades blend into the background. Kashmiri embroidery is very skillfully executed by way of a single stitch. Sozni embroidery, papier-mache embroidery, and ari or hook embroidery are individual styles of Kashmiri embroidery.