HoT Indian Girls

Ambi A mango-shaped motif - the paisley pattern (lit. 'rich') Amli Needle work embroidery native to Kashmir Angarkha A long-sleeved, full-skirted tunic for men, generally open at the chest and tied in front with an inner flap Ari Awl-like hooked needle, often used for chain stitch embroidery Badam A textile term for oval-shaped motifs Badla Flattened gold or silver wire Badla Mukaish Knots of badla sewn onto cloth Baluchar A type of brocaded silk sari Bandgala Achkan and shervani (lit. 'closed neck') Bandhini The mode of tie-dyeing fabrics to form patterns (also known as bandhej) Bandi A short jacket or waistcoat Batik A paste or wax resist dyeing technique Bel A stylized creeper pattern Buti A smaller version of a buta the term is used also to denote stylized animal motifs printed in block repeats Calico A term used by early European traders Cheent Spotted Chikankari White embroidery, predominantly floral patterns, executed on fine white cotton with untwisted threads of white cotton or silk Chiru Himalayan antelope Choli A woman's blouse or bodice usually tight-fitting Chunari A tie-dyed dotted pattern, a veil Chunnat Pleated or crimped gota ribbon Churidar paijama Style of tight-fitting paijama, rouched from the knee to the ankles (lit. the paijama with bangles) Dhoti An unstitched garment used to drape the lower body, very much in use today Dori A cord Dupatta An unstitched length of material for the upper body traditionally worn by both sexes, but now mainly worn by women as part of a salwar kameez (paijama and tunic) ensemble Farshi A wide legged trailing paijama Ganga Jamuna The juxtaposition of silver and gold in a woven pattern, named after the confluence of dark and light waters of the two sacred rivers Ghaghra A gathered skirt usually very flared Ghera Circumference, fullness of a garment Gheru Saffron, ochre Ghundi A button made of silk or cotton, sometimes covered with gold or silver wire, held together with a loop Gota A metallic ribbon in which badla forms the weft and silk or cotton the wrap Gota Moti A beaded cord covered with gota, often used for finishing ghaghra and jama hems Gota Patti Small leaf shapes made of gota Gote The bottom part of a farshi paijama which is made up of three sections, often richly embellished Holi A lively and colourful festival celebrated on the last day of the month of Phalgun to welcome the onset of spring Ikkat The name of the pattern created by the tie-dyeing the weft and wrap threads before weaving which is a specially of Gujarat Orissa and Andhra Pradesh Izarband The decorative drawstring at the waist of a lower garment, usually a ghaghra or a paijama with ornamented tasselled ends Jaal An all over pattern in a printed or embroidered fabric Jala A small wooden frame used by master craftsmen, on which threads are tied to form a grid of the wrap and weft outling the design of the weave Jamakhana The storehouse for garments in the Mughal and other royal courts Jamavar The trade name for the woven or embroidered Kashmir shawls Jamdaani A weaving technique traditional to the town of Tanda, Jais and Dacca used to produce figured muslins Jhoomar A jewelled hair ornament worn on the side of the head Jhumka A bell-shaped piece of jewellery Jutis Slip on shoes, usually elaborated embroidery and with unturned toes Kalamkari Painted cloth (as a trade term it referred to both painted and printed cloths) Kali A gored panel Kalioyndar Paijama A wide bottomed paijama made up of several panels Kameez A tunic Kanchala - Kundal A type of earing Kanchli A sleeveless bodice worn in Western India Kanni A complex weaving technique originating in Kashmir (known in the West as the double twill-tapestry technique) Khadi Fabric made of handspun yarns, symbol of India's fight for Independent Kurta A loose, stitched garment worn by men and women, most commonly described as a tunic (also known as a kameez) Kurti A short kurta usually worn by women a type of grass fiber) Lahariya A pattern in which diagonal wavy stripes are formed by the fold-resist dyeing technique of the same name Lehnga A skirt Libaas An ensemble or dress Mashru A medium weight wrap faced satin or twill fabric with silk wrap and cotton weft Minakari Coloured enamel jewellery, borders or butis woven with different coloured silk to give the appearance of enamel Mothra A criss-cross pattern obtained through fold-resist dyeing in woven fabrics the term Moti A bead or pearl Mulmul Cotton, usually in reference to Indian muslin, particularly the muslin woven in Bengal Odhini A veil, usually 3m x 1m, worn by women with a ghaghra, kurti and kanchli, it covers the head and the right shoulder, is drawn across the body and either tucked into the waistband or left hanging in front Pagri The common term for a turban Paijama Drawstring trousers worn by men and women with many different styles Paithani Cotton and silk sari produced in Paithan Pallav The decorative border at one or both ends of a length of fabric usually of a sari, odhani or patka Pashmina The wool made from the fleece of the underbelly of the rare Tibetan wild mountain goat Patti A border or edging Peshwaz A long high-waisted gown Phulkari Folk embroidery typical of the Punjab Poncha The ankle opening of a paijama, usually the salwar, which is often quilted or ornamented with decorative stitching Purdah The practice of sequestering women, the flap of fabric in the angarkha that covers the chest, the pieces of fabric used to make up the cups of a choli Sari An unstitched length of fabric up to 9 yds in length and 18 to 60 in width with a decorated end panel draped in a wide variety of styles Shatoosh The fleece of the tibetan chiru antelope that is spun and woven into fine shawls Shal A shawl Salwar Paijama A baggy style of paijama tapered at the ankle worn mainly in the Punjab, Afghanistan and African garment Shervani A formal knee-length coat fitted to the waist Sinjaf The facing inside the hem of a garment Sitara Tiny metal discs, often of gold or silver with a tiny hole at the centre Tanchoi Figured silk with multiple supplementary weft threads, that create a heavy densly patterned fabric Teej A festival celebrating conjugal love, held in Northern and western India in The month of Shravan Tikka A forehead ornament also used to refer to a bindi Tikki Metal discs used in zardozi embroidery Topi A cap Tussar A type of wild silk made in Eastern and Central India from hand spun yarns Tikki / Tikki Embroidery Metal discs used in zardozi embroidery Vastra Clothes Zardozi Gold thread embroidery using metallic elements and threads, sometimes mirrors, precious or semi precious stones Zari metal wrapped yarn used for zardozi embroidery