Monday 30 January 2012

bed sheets (rilli)

Rilli (quilts) are very popular over the entire world. Rilli is the creativity of sindh. It is made by women in homes. Mostly of these working women belongs to rural and low income urban areas. Now it is recognized internationally. It has very demand from all over the world.
This is the fine art and combination of beautiful colors and innovative designs made from different pieces of clothes.  The stuff which is used for making Rilli is fabric, thread needles and scissors. Rilli have two sides. The front side is made with attractive designs and multiple of colors and back side is plain with maximum 3 colors are used but mostly preferred one color it depends on choice. Simple scraps are used for the filling of quilt and would be hidden and set between the front and back side of Rilli. And 80% of the work of Rilli is done by hand.
Rilli is traditional craft and is founded in every house. These are used as decoration pieces, daily home use as a beautiful bedcover, table runners and cushions blanket and pillows. In sindh Rilli is presented to daughters in their marriages and to friends loved ones and relatives. We can give to our guests as a sign of culture.
It is the tradition that has been passed from woman to woman and mother to daughter for thousands of years.

1 comment:

  1. I need to get one piece for myself, I hope it will be as good as it looks. Thank you for sharing information about rilli with us and keep posting such informative posts

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