Mirror & Thread
Shisha work · counted by hand
Shisha work catches each small mirror in a web of stitches. Count the stitches around one mirror — eight or more, and irregular, means a hand held the needle. Under festival light, nothing else moves the way mirror work does.
The process
- PlacingMirrors positioned on the traced design.
- The webA foundation web of stitches holds each mirror.
- The ringButtonhole stitches worked over the web to frame the glass.
Mirror work chaniya cholis and festive lehengas
Mirror work is made for light that moves, which is why it is central to the studio’s Navratri chaniya cholis — worked alongside bandhani and kutchi hand embroidery. Under festival light nothing else behaves quite the way it does.
Count the stitches holding one mirror: eight or more, and irregular, means a hand held the needle. Evenly spaced, identical stitches are machine-set. Made to measure in Vadodara, and couriered in time for the season.
Questions about mirror & thread
What is mirror work or shisha embroidery?
Shisha work catches each small mirror in a web of hand stitches. Under festival light nothing else moves quite the way it does, which is why it belongs to Navratri and garba.
How can you tell hand-done mirror work?
Count the stitches holding one mirror. Eight or more, and irregular, means a hand held the needle. Evenly spaced, identical stitches are machine-set.
Do you use mirror work on chaniya cholis?
Yes — it is central to our Navratri chaniya cholis, worked alongside bandhani and kutchi embroidery, and made to measure in Vadodara.
