Mirror Work for Embroidery



Mirror work is the art of stitching mirrors on to the fabric in a variety of designs. Mirrors of different shapes (Square, Diamond, Round etc) and sizes are used for Mirror work. Mirror work can be done on any fabric in sarees, blouse pieces, skirts etc. After fixing the mirror you can stitch beads around to make it more attractive. Sequence is a plastic silver coated material available in different shapes and size. This is also used instead of mirrors.


Materials Required for Mirror Work

Mirrors or sequence of desired shapes & sizes Embroidery Thread Needle There are different ways of fixing mirrors of different shapes to the fabric. Two or three strands of thread are taken to fix mirrors or sequence.