Whenever the name of Lucknow comes to people's mind, the food and Chikankari work come first. Chikankari work is so light and comfortable that people prefer to wear it in the summer season.

There was a time when Chikankari work clothes were available only at a few limited places, but today you can easily find Chikankari work clothes from online to offline. Their price is also very low.

In such a situation, people do not understand whether they have fallen into the trap of fake Chikankari work. Many times the shopkeepers themselves can cheat you by giving you machine-embroidered clothes in the name of real Chikankari. Due to this, in today's article, we are going to tell you the 4 best ways to identify real Chikankari work. So that you too do not fall into the trap of fake work.

There are flaws
If you are looking for real Chikankari work, then pay attention to its embroidery. Real Chikankari work is done by hand. In such a situation, many times long threads remain inside the cloth. Along with this, on the reverse side of the cloth, you can also see knots in the threads. Whereas if this work is fake and has been done by machine, then the reverse side of the cloth is completely clean.

Pay attention to the color

Natural colors are used to dye real Chikankari work. In such a situation, they are very light. But if you are seeing more dark and bright colors on the cloth, then it means that this is fake Chikankari work.

Pay attention to the embroidery

If you know how to identify real Chikankari, then you will also know that there are about 40 types of stitches and jaalis in real Chikankari. Bakhiya is the most common embroidery among these. At the same time, the most difficult and expensive stitch is Nukili Murri. Most clothes have Bakhiya work, which is seen crisscrossed on the back side of the cloth.

The price is high
Real Chikankari work is done with a lot of hard work. In such a case, its price is quite high. If you are getting it at a very low price, then check its work thoroughly once, so that you do not get trapped by fake chikankari work.

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