Applique is a French technique that basically cuts up various coloured fabrics which are then sewn to the surface of another foundation fabric. But essentially it has now developed into a needlework technique in which smaller pieces of fabric materials like small mirrors and other forms of embroidery are sewn onto a bigger piece of the cloth to create.
Pipli, a town near Odisha Capital Bhubaneswar has been the epicenter of this traditional devotional art form. Intially estiblished to provide the religious art appliques for the Jagannath Temple at Puri, the artisans in the town are now crafting modern art works with the Applique base – Vanity Bags, Decoratives, Toys etc.
All our applique collections are prepared by artists in Pipli.