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The needlewomen of Chamba
The needlewomen of Chamba
Chamba rumal embroidery looks the same on both sides. Very few people can still do it.
A Chamba rumal is a square of fine cloth embroidered so that the picture is the same on the front and the back. Traditionally it covered gifts at weddings.
A single rumal can take a month. A handful of women in Chamba still teach it, in a room above the market where the light is good in the afternoon.
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