We are seeing so many ladies are wearing fashionable clothes. Also, embroidered clothes can enhance your look. Because embroidery will help you to decorate your clothes using its stitch pattern, zari work, beads work, sequins, or even colorful motifs on it. Most people are trying hand embroidery designs or even with designs on fabrics. Mostly embroidery work is done on sarees, salwar kameez, shawls, or other appeals. Here were discuss few types of embroidery designs that are used on clothes.

Types of Embroidery Designs

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Cutwork Embroidery Designs

Cutwork embroidery design can be done by using multi-color threads like gold, silver, silk, or other fabric material. Cutwork embroidery designs enhance the color and fabric type.


Cutwork can be used to design the salwar suit neck or on the border of the salwar. It also can be used for a blouse neck. Mostly corner part of the design is cut also the inner part of the design gets cut.

Kutch Embroidery Designs

The Kutch Embroidery work can be done by using silk or cotton threads on the cotton fabric. The Kutch embroidery design is also crafted over satin or silk fabric. It is also called Kutchi embroidery work as it is originated from


This embroidery design contains different types of stitches like running stitch, double buttonhole, square chain, pattern darning, satin, and straight stitches. It also can be done by using different types of color combination threads or mirrors.

Sequin and Thread Embroidery Designs

Sequin and thread embroidery designs are popular in Arabic countries too. Mostly you can see such designs digitized on neck embroidery designs, suits, shawls, and sarees.


Sequins and multicolor threads enhance the overall look of the fabric and enhance the color of the fabric. This embroidery design work is very common in India.

Hand Stitched Embroidery designs and mirror-work

Multicolor silk threads and mirror work embroidery can enhance any type of fabric. Hand Stitched embroidery design can be used on salwar and kurta sleeves or also on a neck.


This embroidery design also can be done by using the mirror, multicolor threads. Hand Stitched embroidery design is most popular these days in India.

Pita work Embroidery Designs

Pita works in very popular embroidery design these days in India. Pita embroidery work is popularly known as ‘Dabke ka Naam’ in the Hindi language in India.


It is the most popular embroidery design on sarees, lehengas, and designer suits. This kind of embroidery design is done by using hand stitches to make the design unique.

Zardosi Embroidery Designs

Zardozi embroidery work is a beautiful metal and zari embroidery, which was once used to ornament the attire of the Royals and Kings in India.


Zardosi embroidery work is a type of embroidery in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Zardosi's work involves the use of silver and gold color threads, stones, beads, sequins, and glass. Zardosi embroidery work enhances your lehengas, sarees, or suits if done in silver and gold color thread.

Phulkari Embroidery Designs

Phulkari embroidery work from the Punjab region and Punjab is known for its Phulkaris.


Phulkari embroidery is a very popular hand embroidery work from Punjab that was originally done on a saree blouse, dress necklines, dupattas, etc. Now Today, it has become a popular embroidery design on cotton suits, salwar, and sarees as well.

Chikankari Embroidery Designs

Chikan embroidery work is known as chikankari. Chikan embroidery work is a traditional embroidery work style from Lucknow,(India) and was introduced by the Mughals.


This kind of hand embroidery work is artfully done on different types of textile fabric like silk, georgette, organza, net, chiffon, and muslin. It also can be done using hemstitch and chain stitch to make fine motifs.

Kantha Embroidery Designs

Kantha is a type of embroidery design work in Bengal (South India), This kind of embroidery design are originally done by Bengali women. Kantha Sarees are traditionally worn by Bengali women.


Kantha was originally down to anchor old clothes to make baby layettes using hand Kantha stitches to make different types of designs like animals, floral motifs, and humans.

Kashmiri Embroidery Designs

The Kashmiri embroidery design is also known as kashidakari work in Kashmir. This beautiful embroidery work is inspired by the nature of the Kashmiri valley like flowers, leaves, creepers, paisleys.


The Kashmiri embroidery work can be done along with necklines of dresses, warm suits, salwar, and saree borders.

Kinari Embroidery Designs

Kinari embroidery design is also known as gotta work. This kind of embroidery design is very popular in Rajasthan.


Kinari embroidery design is done to decorate the sarees and dupattas' borders in Muslim or Hindu regions of the Rajasthan.

Motif Embroidery Designs

Motif embroidery work (design) is done by using sequins, Meena, multicolor threads on the motif.


You can also work on your saree, suit dresses like a patch. This kind of embroidery design can be done on hand-stitched fabric.

Banjara Embroidery Designs

Banjara embroidery work is very popular among the banjara tribes of Andhra Pradesh in south India. The banjara work is done by banjara tribes using multi-color threads and mirror work.


It can be used on dresses, banjara suits, bags, curtains, or you can also use this design as wall art.

Toda Embroidery Designs

Toda embroidery is done by the Toda tribals in South India. Toda community is well known for its embroidery garments work.


Toda embroidery is made usually using black and red color threads on a white color fabric that gives a rich effect. Toda embroidery is worked on dresses, bags, shawls, and cushion covers.

Crystal Embroidery Designs

Crystal work is very popular in Gujarat (India). Crystal embroidery work enhances your bridal lehengas, sarees, or suit beauty.


Crystal embroidery work gives a glamorous and shiny look to the attire. It looks royal, because of crystal embroidery designs. You can also use this crystal pattern on saree, lehenga, suits, saree, or even on dupatta.

Mukaish Embroidery Designs

Mukaish is the very old hand embroidery design style that originated in India. This beautiful embroidery design is worked on a thin or soft strip of beaten metal in multi-color.


Mukaish hand embroidery work gives a royal look to sarees and lehengas.

Bead Embroidery Designs

Bead embroidery is a modern & trendy form of embroidery design work. This kind of embroidery work is used mostly on sarees, suits blouse necks, suit necks,s, etc. Beads can be made of glass, pearls, plastic, or multicolor threads.


Beads enhance the fabric design and give a dazzling look.

Sequin Embroidery Designs

Sequin embroidery designs work are very trendy these days. During award Bollywood awards functions, some female celebrities are wearing sequin outfits or at fashion week. Sequins give a shimmering effect to sarees, salwar, or suit sleeves.


Blouse, saree, or even Punjabi salwar suits digitized with sequins. Sequins & flat embroidery work are used on the border of a saree or suit.

Crochet Embroidery Designs

Crochet embroidery designs are created using multi-color threads & yarn. Crochet embroidery is a process of creating fabric or fabric design by interlocking loops of threads or yarn.

Crochet Embroidery Designs

You can directly attach to fabrics like curtains, or also worked into the saree or salwar border.

Resham Embroidery Designs

Resham embroidery designs use colorful silk & multicolor threads. Resham embroidery work is in trend these days. In this work, silk threads give a silky satin sheen to the fabric.


Most of the suits, salwar, and sarees are digitized and worked using Resham embroidery design work.