About us
'Nazrana', established in 1981, has, ever since, been serving its customers with high quality chikan garments and the continual patronage of our clients has put us in the league of leading, chikan manufacturers, exporters and retailers of Lucknow - the city of Nawabs.
We, for you, offer on our shelves, a wide collection of classical array of deftly crafted variety of embroidered chikan fabrics and garments in pristine white, which truely is poetry on fabric. We also have, meandered into the realms of colourful pagentry to bring you a fine blend of colours, hues and options with the choice of fabrics such as voile, cambric, terryvoile, organdy, chanderi, silk, georgette & crepe etc.; with the addition of some innovative and imaginative fusion of Chikankari with Aari, Zardozi and Kamdani to meet your festive and trousseau requirements.
Our exposure to the world markets through our export division has oriented us to achieve international finishes and designs with special emphasis on trimings, cuts and fits on our stitched garments.
Constant endeavors of our designers and artisans, over the last three decades with proliferation of some very interesting inputs and suggestions from our esteemed clients have enormously assisted us in carving out a niche for ourselves in the Chikan industry and thus enabling us, to serve you better.
The Language of Chikan
Hand-carved wooden blocks are used to mark out elaborate pattern for this artistry.Awadh's royal regalia, paisleys, floral and symmetrical motifs, inspired by Persian art, define Chikankari. Chikan motifs are also linked and inspired by the Taj Mahal's floral and geometrical patterns in Pietra dura. A single motif using different type of stitch forms is worked upon by different specialists for each stitch to give the fabric a unique air, unparalleled in any other form of hand Embroidery.
Work is love made visible- Kahlil Gibran.
In Chikan's unique alphabet, each stitch has a non-replacable function.
Kaamdaani & Zardozi add to chikan's repertoire of 32 stitches :
| Baalda | Hathkati | Khatau | Phanda |
| Bakhia | Hool | Kohi darz | Rahet |
| Banarsi | Jaali | Machhi darz | Shakarpara darz |
| Bijli | Jora | Madrasi | Sidhaul |
| Bulbul Chashm | Kapkapi | Makra | Taj Mahal |
| Chana Patti | Keel | Mehanki | Tepchi |
| Dhania Patti | Kamal darz | Murri | Turpai |
| Ghas Patti | Kangan | Peshni | Zanjeera |
Chikankari – Some interesting facts.
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Chikankari gets its name from 'Chikin' or 'Chikeen' in Persian, meaning embroidered cloth.
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The white on white embroidery was popularized by Jehangir's queen Noor-Jahan. Chikankari may have originated in the Mughal Courts but it was Lucknow's craftsmen, connoiseurs and entrepreneurs that nurtured the exquisite art.
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Nawab Asif-ud-daula moved his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow in 1775, bringing in a golden period for Awadhi Culture.
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In the next 80 years Art and Culture Flourished in Awadh. Even before the last Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was exiled to Kolkata, Lucknow had earned the title of 'Paris of the Orient.'
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Chikan was mainly crafted on fine, sometimes, sheer fabrics. Muslin (malmal), Cambric (addhi), glazed cambric (tanzeb) and occassionally silk were found suitable for Chikankari.
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International Trade fairs in the nineteenth century such as 'The Calcutta International Exhibition of 1883-84' and 'The Indian and Colonial exhibition of 1886' imparted a huge impetus to the universal demand for chikankari.
Overseas Business
A humble beginning, two decades ago, of our export division has made major inroads in the Europeon, US & UAE markets with ever growing demand and clients all over the world. Inhouse facility of printing, dyeing, designing and production of high quality fashion garments has enabled us in meeting the global standards with the use of latest technology and very stringent quality control.
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