Embroidered Tinsel sarees are the extension of metallic-embroidered sarees. These sarees are generally known as khari and in Saurashtra and Kutch these are popular as Roghan.

The embroidered tinsel sarees are technically block-printed or silk-screened. Instead of the pattern being a dye, transparent resinous glue is printed onto the fabric and then flakes of mica or gold dust are scattered over it. Although the Gujarati name roghan (resin) is more accurate, the Hindi-Gujarati word khari (chalk) is now more commonly used throughout northern India. The khari has become almost synonymous with tinsel work in all parts of India. Often the resin is dyed and the artisans create thick coloured pattern with or without the sparkling particles, which is commonly found in inexpensive odhnis in the western deserts. Nowadays, synthetic gold-coloured paints and particles are usually used to create tinsel sarees. Moreover, a thin white khari is silk-screened to form imitation bandhni spots on coloured fabrics.

The embroidered tinsel sarees are created with immense creativity by adding the contemporary methods of designing. Khari work is created in most block-printing centres of western India as well as in the Ahmedabad mills. Though the tinsel sarees are associated with less affluent women in the present day but in the past wealthier ladies wore khari sarees that were decorated with gold dust.

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