Explanation:

Punjab's proverbially beautiful women create a wealth of forms on Baghs, Phulkaris, rummals, scarfs etc using needle work. Phulkari, meaning flower work, is a spectacular style of embroidery peculiar to Punjab. Considered auspicious, Phulkaris add a touch of colour and richness to almost every ceremony. Using a deep coloured cotton cloth as base, women embroider an impression of floral magnificence with contrasting silk threads. The thread is pierced upwards from underneath the cloth into free-hand motifs, The embroidery is so intricate that it is hard to distinguish between the left and right or upward and downward side of the phulkari. In the Baghs and Rummals, the cloth is worked on the top side only. The patterns are not restricted or controlled, but bold, free and highly imaginative such that no two Phulkaris are alike. Phulkaris were traditionally used as attire but now are exported as wall hangings or sewn as jackets etc.