Red Pakko Kutch Hand Embroidery Shoulder Bag

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Hand embroidered in Pakko work, this spacious shoulder bag is handcrafted by women artisans in Kutch.
Paako meaning solid, is a tight square chain and double buttonhole stitch embroidery. The motifs of paako, sketched in mud with needles, are primarily floral and generally arranged in symmetrical patterns. The embroidery is embellished with little mirrors called abla.
This traditional embroidery style is unique to Kutch. Traditionally, the women hand embroidered much of their own requirements in clothes, home decorations and also wedding trousseau, however today we risk losing many of these arts and embroideries.
Kala Raksha was founded in the 90s with the aim of preserving traditional crafts and embroideries by teaching these to the younger generations of artisans. The organization also aimed at making the artists, mostly women, self reliant through these arts by giving them income generation opportunities. Artisans are exposed to outside markets including designers and trained in trying to make their work a little more contemporary to appeal to these markets.
Artists create a range of products like this sling bag and the earnings for these goes back to them.
This bag is made with handwoven cotton, is one pocket that comes with a quality zipper and contrast lining of block print Ajrakh. As with handmade, there are some imperfections that add to it's charm.
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