Kharak, another well-known style of embroidery practiced in Rajasthan, derives its name from the fruit of the desert, the date, and locally called kharak. Its characteristic feature is its clusters of narrow bands or bars of satin stitch. The embroiderer deftly counts warp and weft threads on the ground cloth, producing the perfect geometric patterns in which the bars are arranged. In case of pakka embroidery, the design is first created on the cloth. The needlewoman uses a black double running stitch as she counts. The outlines are later filled in with multi-coloured thread. Strange effects are produced using the satin stitch to form small rectangular designs.
Cotton threads in bright colours add vitality to the base fabric. The design is accentuated by green, white, pink and yellow within a stark black outline. Often, mirrors are stitched onto the pattern and set in a ring of blue, with embroidered white lines radiating from them, creating motifs that resemble the sun. Kharak bharat motifs are limited and sometimes human figures are brought out in chain stitch. Popular designs for Kharak embroidery include bewari kharak and ghinghro wall kharak.
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