About Awaaz Embroidery Workshop

Indian mirror (shisha or abhla) embroidery

Mirrorwork embroidery is an ancient Indian technique of attaching small mirrors to fabric. This art can be used for decorating clothes, home decor and accessories.

You will learn to work shisha mirror stitches and combine them with other Indian embroidery stitches.

facilitator - Urvashi Tulsidas

I am Urvashi. For the last 25 years I have been teaching various arts and crafts in the community and Bolton Community Learning Centres. I also teach gentle chair based exercise and yoga to people in the community.

Part of our Awaaz Arts Programme