Students explored traditional crafts like gotta patti and Zardozi in Nayala village must have been a fascinating experience for the students. Gotta Patti work is a traditional Rajasthan embroidery technique that involves intricate thread and beadwork. Students can learn valuable skills such as attention to detail and creativity through practicing and mastering this craft.
The stunning Gotta Patti work on the ethnic wear of the Rajasthani womenfolk is a spectacular embroidery involving a lot of technique. Gota Patti work is an applique work, traditionally done on dresses, dupattas, sarees, Ghagras and even turbans. It is popular not only within the state or the country but throughout the world as well. Clothes are adorned with this special embroidery for people to wear on festivals or any kind of special occasion because of all the jazzy gold and glitter. The design and motifs are inspiring by nature like birds (peacock, parrot, sparrow), human figure (Bani thani), animals (elephant, horse). The contemporary design like paisley, geometrical, palanquin, checkerboard is also in fashion. These motifs are structured into buta, butties and cut into various shapes likes flower pot (Gamla), Keri (Mango) and champak flower, and stitched with the base fabrics by chain stitch or by hemming. Pure gold and silver wires have been substituted by the multi coloured polyester ribbon done cost competitiveness has good resistance to moisture and does not tarnish as compared to metal-based Gota.
