AN INITIATIVE OF CRAFT REVIVAL TRUST.  Since 1999

Stringing flowers is considered to be an age old art in India because of its use for centuries. Flower stringing requires a special skill of hands to wrap a string around the delicate stems of flowers like jasmine in swift succession. In this craft, flowers are turned into accessories for adornment and for pleasing the gods. Temple deities are adorned with garlands of fresh flowers everyday. Flowers are also used to deck a bride and groom for good luck during their wedding.

To make a garland, flowers are threaded on a cotton string with a needle or held by a knot. Either a series of a single flower or a combination of colourful and contrasting flowers of different sizes are used to make a garland.

The flowers originally growing in the area or locally grown for their beauty are used in flower stringing. Lotus, jasmine, marigold, rajnigandha, mogarachampak and rose are some of the flowers made into garlands and wreaths.

Flowers are also used to make ornaments, torans, and gajra /hair adornment.

References

ST

Gallery

YOUR VIEWS

PRACTITIONERS: INDIA

Access 70,000+ practitioners in 2500+ crafts across India.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

10,000+ listings on arts, crafts, design, heritage, culture etc.

GLOSSARY

Rich and often unfamiliar vocabulary of crafts and textiles.

SHOP at India InCH

Needs to be written.