{"product_id":"deer-and-birds-in-jat-garaasiya-embroidery","title":"Deer and Birds in Jat Garaasiya Embroidery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis colorful rectangular textile panel showcases Jat Garaasiya embroidery, a traditional craft celebrated for its rigorous structural precision, mosaic-like grid style, and unique figurative storytelling. While the style is traditionally rooted in purely geometric forms, this specialized piece adapts the rigid technical structure to render charming animal and bird motifs with exceptional skill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJat Garaasiya is a specialized embroidery style practiced exclusively by the women of specific subgroups of the Kutchi Jat community. Historically rendered on the yokes of garments, this art form is distinctively executed as a counted thread embroidery style. Using only a single type of stitch, a tiny cross stitch rendered in double thread, a continuous pattern that closely resembles the complex mosaics found in Islamic tile work is created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe central composition features a field of pale blue thread work populated by six stylized, elegant deer, arranged symmetrically in three stacked pairs. Each creature is outlined in a thin brown trim and filled with cream cross-stitching, highlighting their elongated necks and slender forms. The negative space around the deer is filled with a scattered array of small floral motifs, alongside a couple of tiny stylized shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnclosing this central field is an elaborate, wide border rendered on a mustard yellow background. This frame features a lively, repeating sequence of small birds stitched in vibrant blue and cream. The birds are nestled within repeating, angular geometric divisions, blending organic wildlife with the community's signature mathematical structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA key feature of Jat Garaasiya embroidery is the flawless uniformity and structural balance of its layout. Despite being rendered entirely by counting warp and weft threads on a thick, coarse cotton fabric. The tension of the thousands of interlocking cross stitches ensures the entire panel sits perfectly flat in its rectangular form, and the base fabric underneath the embroidery does not show through.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49286163398870,"sku":null,"price":11500.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1194\/1498\/files\/1._Deer_and_Birds_in_Jat_Garaasiya_Embroidery.png?v=1784282799","url":"https:\/\/www.memeraki.com\/products\/deer-and-birds-in-jat-garaasiya-embroidery","provider":"Memeraki Retail and Tech Pvt Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}