Moti Bharat Embroidery has Specatcular Appeal

Rajasthan’s embroidery brings new meaning and feel to the article on which it is done and graces it. It is an ancient craft, carried on from generation to generation and expresses the prevailing, socio-cultural, traditional moods the society in their respective era. Moti Bharat hails from the Rajasthan’s Jalor district. Moti Bharat is also called Mochi Bharat. Every embroidery work almost got it names from the community or based on the materials employed in it. Moti community people learnt this art in ancient days from muslim people and started practicing it. This embroidery work has mostly become a feminine occupation and mainly women are involved in it.Like other artworks, this is not done on the fabric, instead white beads are used as the base on which the transparent beads are stringed together to depict geometrical figures, animals, birds and other designs. Commonly used bead colors are yellow, blue, red and green.

Moti Bharat embroidery work is mainly done leather things like leathers shoes, belts, wallets and bags. Apart from bead works, gold zari and silver zari is also additionally employed. Traditionally leather is used but nowadays velvet, silk and cotton fabrics are also used. Ghaghra and Choli used by Rajasthani women display this style of embroidery through simple chain stitches. Designs or patterns cut-out in papers are pasted on to the fabric to guide the work of embroidery.

Moti Bharat style is home to many different kinds of embroidery like pichvai and jain. Pichvai style is a pictorial representation of the different stages or incidents of Lord Krishna. The altar clothes are usually made of cotton, satin and velvet. Cotton is for summer season and Velvet/Satin is for winter season. Cotton and silk threads of dark colors are used as the background, while the face of Lord Krishna is stitched using blue or black colors/shades while the white color forms the border.

Jainism ideology is also reflected in Moti Bharat embroidery work. Jaipur, Churu and Pali are famous for this particular Moti Bharat embroidery style. Red, blue, violet or indigo satin fabrics form the base on which white and yellow silk threads are used.  Even sometimes gold and silver colored metallic threads can also be used. The embroidery works pictorially represents the Lord Mahavira and the Jain philosophy of Mandala.

It is imminent to support the people who are in indulged in these Moti Bharat embroidery work like other embroiderers.  Growing technology has made both detrimental and beneficial inroads in to the lives of these people. But the detrimental portion weighs heavy than the beneficial ones. To maintain the quality and sustainability of this embroidery work, it has to reach out many masses that show interest in purchasing double bed sheets online and these kinds of works. Monetary incentives can also be provided to promote this. No doubt that both the government and the people have a key role to play in keeping this traditional art work and the artists alive and keep going on in the future years to come without letting it die.