For instance, in Bagh (garden) phulkari, the embroidery covers the entire cloth, while in Chope or Thirma, the work is more sparse and symbolic. The history of phulkari can be traced back to the ...

Many researchers and scholars on Punjab’s history believe that the early mention of Phulkari happened in Waris Shah’s Heer, where Heer describes her wedding trousseau. The famous handloom from ...