Make your own designer dupatta

Dupatta is an integral part of Lehenga choli, Salwar Kameez and Chaniya Choli. A beautiful dupatta increases the beauty of Indian traditional dress. Different types of printed, embroidered dupattas, wedding dupatta are available in market. To give them festive look bead frills are attached to the width of dupatta. Bandhani dupatta in silk and cotton contrasting with plain salwar suit looks great but the joy of making your own designer dupatta is not compared to any. It is not very difficult and time consuming task. You can paint your dupatta or embroidery can be done.

Materials Needed:

Rectangular Chunni  fabric

Golden Lace

3” wide golden ornamented border

Embellishments (beads, sequins or crystals)

Needle

Thread (matching to the dupatta color)

Fabric Glue

Bead frills or crystal hangings (latkans)

Method: 

1.       Begin with planning a design for your Chunni. Depending on the design plan the layout.

2.       Place the fabric on an even surface. Take away any wrinkles. If needed, Iron to smoothen.

3.       Make the marks on chunari to stick sequins and stones with a pencil. Take care of pattern if something is                                                                                                            already there. The sequins should be placed at equal distance from the central pattern.

4.        Paste them with fabric glue

5.       Sew the golden lace at broader ends of dupatta and ornamented border on other two ends. 

6.       Hang latkans on the ends to add charm to it.

7.       Hurray! You have successfully made your own designer dupatta.

Drape differently and you are set to rock!