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What value-added / Indo-Western work can you develop?

Ethnic

The surface is the garment.

Fusion and traditional silhouettes with hand and machine value addition.

FabricsRayon, Cambric, Georgette, Cotton and Viscose with embroidery and printing.

On enquiry · developed to order
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Ethnic · Value addition04 entries

  1. 01Hand embroideryEmbroidery · neckline, cuffs, hem
  2. 02Kaht workEmbroidery · placed on a trial piece
  3. 03Computerised embroideryEmbroidery · hem, chest, all-over
  4. 04Piece printingPrint · chest, all-over
Garment types
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Fabrics
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The techniques the range is developed around, and where each one is typically placed.

01Value addition

Where the work sits.

In ethnic and Indo-Western wear the surface is the garment: where the embroidery sits, how much hand work a yoke carries, how a print is placed on a panel. These styles are developed with the buyer around those decisions, in rayon, cambric, georgette, cotton and viscose.
Typical placements for each technique, read from how each one is used. Every placement is fixed on your sample.
TechniqueNeckline & yokeCuffsHem & bordersChest & frontAll-over
01 · EmbroideryHand embroideryPlaced atNeckline & yoke, Cuffs, Hem & bordersNot typicalNot typical
02 · EmbroideryKaht workPlaced atAgreed on a trial piecePlacement agreed on a trial piece
03 · EmbroideryComputerised embroideryPlaced atHem & borders, Chest & front, All-overNot typicalNot typical
04 · PrintPiece printingPlaced atChest & front, All-overNot typicalNot typicalNot typical
Girls Embroidered Cotton Top
  1. 01Embroidered front
  2. 02Scalloped hem
Placement on a real style: embroidered front and hem · girls style 796948

  • Send with the brief

    Hand embroidery

    • Motif artwork at actual size
    • Thread colours and thread type
    • Placement on the panel
    • How much variation between pieces is acceptable

  • Send with the brief

    Kaht work

    • Motif artwork or a reference of the work
    • Colours
    • Placement on the panel

  • Send with the brief

    Computerised embroidery

    • Artwork as a vector or high-resolution file
    • Stitch type and density
    • Thread colours
    • Placement, and whether the motif changes size across the size range

  • Send with the brief

    Piece printing

    • Artwork with colour references
    • Placement and size on the panel
    • Colourways
    • How the print should feel in the hand

Both hand embroidery and computerised embroidery are offered, so a motif can be worked by hand for depth or by machine for repeatability across bulk. Kaht work is one of the four value-addition techniques offered. Its placement and density are agreed on the sample before bulk.

Value addition in depth

02Garment types

Kurtis to co-ord sets.

A kurti is developed around its length and neckline first, since both decide how much room the value addition has.
Ethnic and Indo-Western garment types against the fabrics the material library lists for each; the final cloth is chosen with the value addition, on the sample.
Garment typeRayonCambricGeorgetteCottonViscose
01KurtisThe core ethnic garment: straight, A-line or flared, with the neckline and yoke as the canvas for embroidery.FabricsRayon, Cambric, Georgette, Cotton, Viscose
02Fusion topsWestern cuts with Indian detailing: an embroidered yoke, a printed panel, a tasselled tie.FabricsGeorgette, ViscoseNot listedNot listedNot listed
03TunicsLonger Indo-Western tops, worn over trousers, palazzos or jeans.FabricsRayon, Cambric, CottonNot listedNot listed
04Ethnic dressesFull-length and midi dresses with Indian prints, embroidery or Kaht work.FabricsRayon, Georgette, ViscoseNot listedNot listed
05Co-ord setsKurti and bottom, or top and pants, matched in fabric and value addition.FabricsRayon, Cambric, CottonNot listedNot listed

03Indo-Western

Indian detail, Western cut.

A colourist at Donear studying a wall of fabric shade cards
Colour direction: a colourist at Donear, one of our fabric mills, studying a wall of shade cards. Partner photograph.
  1. 01

    Indo-Western

    Indo-Western is a balance: how far a style leans to a Western cut or to a traditional line is set on the first sample, then held through bulk.

  2. 02

    Printing

    Piece printing, either as a placement on one panel or as an all-over print across the garment.

  3. 03

    Fabric and value addition

    The fabric and the work are chosen together: a fine cambric or a fluid georgette takes embroidery differently from a printed rayon, and the sample shows how.

04Fabrics

Fabrics that take the work.

05Development

How ethnic styles are developed.

  1. 01

    Brief the work

    Mark where the embroidery, Kaht work or print should sit on your sketch or reference.
  2. 02

    Hand or machine

    Choose hand embroidery, computerised embroidery, Kaht work or piece printing, alone or combined, for each placement.
  3. 03

    Sample it in place

    Proto and fit samples carry the value addition in its final position, on the chosen fabric, so colour and density are judged on the garment.
  4. 04

    Lock it for bulk

    The approved counter sample fixes placement and finish for every piece in bulk.

06Ethnic & Indo-Western · On enquiry

Catalogue available on request.

Our ethnic catalogue is shared directly with buyers under enquiry rather than published here. Send the kurti, tunic or set you want developed, with the work you have in mind.

Send an ethnic reference How we protect designs

How the catalogue is shared

  1. 01Tell us the styles and quantities
  2. 02Receive relevant references
  3. 03Sample against your tech pack

Or write to info@anmolgarments.in