The Art of Embroidery

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Tree of Life with flowers and fruits in red

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

55 x 80cm

CODE: NSAJ / 1

Tree of life with flowers and fruits on red

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

55 x 80cm

CODE: NSAJ / 2

Tree of life with flowers and fruits in blue

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

55 x 80cm

CODE: NSAJ / 3

Palmier

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

150 x 180cm

CODE: NSAJ / 4

Floral Vase

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

60 x 60cm

CODE: NSAJ / 5

Peahen forest 1

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

50 x 60cm

CODE: NSAJ / 6

Peahen forest 2

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

50 x 60cm

CODE: NSAJ / 7

Tree of Life in Symmetry

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

125 x 180cm

CODE: NSAJ / 8

Mountain goats and peacock jungle 1

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

50 x 65cm

CODE: NSAJ / 9

Mountain goats and peacock jungle 2

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

50 x 65cm

CODE: NSAJ / 10

Exotic Tree of Life

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

105 x 160cm

CODE: NSAJ / 11

Palm Tree of Life

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

115 x 150cm

CODE: NSAJ / 12

Elephant and cockerel jungle

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

150 x 115cm

CODE: NSAJ / 13

Red Jungle 1

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

55 x 55cm

CODE: NSAJ / 14

Red Jungle 2

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

55 x 55cm

CODE: NSAJ / 15

Red Jungle 3

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

55 x 55cm

CODE: NSAJ / 16

Red Jungle 4

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel

Hand embroidered with cotton and blended yarn on screen printed pure linen

55 x 55cm

CODE: NSAJ / 17

- Nandini Sawhny and Aisha Jameel

Atelier Nandini Sawhny.Aisha Jameel along with its kaarigars Syed Anisur Rahman, Sheikh Abu Bakkar, Syed Amir Ali, Syed Nazir Ali, Sheikh Raju, and Syed Ershad Ali have created this beautiful collection of embroidered textiles.

The flowering tree of life is deeply rooted in Indian mythology; Kalpvriksha - the tree that fulfils wishes. The painted tree of life was a precursor to the embroidered version. The treatment of the embroideries was greatly influenced by crewel work.

The original palampores were hand painted and mordant dyed Kalamkaris. We have used the painted palampores as inspiration for our embroideries. The base fabric is screen printed with the pattern and then embroidered.

The stitches and interpretation of these embroideries are our own, combined with the skill of the kaarigars embroidering them, who bring their own originality to each artwork. We attempt to showcase here the mix of taankas or stitches used to create texture, depth and dimension. The stitch is a fine chain stitch done with a combination of a needle and a leather worker's hooked awl called the Aari - a technique developed by the Mochi embroidery done in Kutch in Gujarat.

The motifs we see in these beautiful embroideries have influences of Persian, Chinese and European art in their treatment. The embroideries were initially created for a western audience and hence in a subtle colour palette. The colours are muted as compared to the vibrant colours we see in other Indian textiles. The base fabric used earlier ranged from fine cottons to linens, using silk embroidery threads. Today, we use cotton and blended yarns to create the ombre look of the leaves and flowers, with the colours blending together smoothly.