Overview
Lucknow has been a center of an embroidery industry that has survived and still flourishes today. This excursion will familiarize you with the industry and give you an intricate, detailed view of an art form, which reflects the past but is just as important today. Highlights: • Embroidery familiarization • Chikan and Zari embroideries styles • Talk by an Expert • Home cooked Rastogi Lunch (Beverage Excluded)
Why travelers book this
What's Included
- 02 bottles of mineral water.
- Home cooked Rastogi Lunch.
- Learning Embroidery Techniques & Styles
- Home cooked Rastogi Lunch (Beverage Excluded)
- Pick up / drop off within city center.
- Expert / designer detail sharing
- Private Air-conditioned Vehicle.
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified.
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting point, pickup options and start time are confirmed on Viator before checkout.
Itinerary
Stop 1
You will be picked up from your hotel within the city center and will be escorted in your air-conditioned vehicle to the workshop. Get an intricate understanding of how Threads of Lucknow works. Chikan for example, is an art that provides livelihood to so many women in and around Lucknow, empowers them to be a part of the thriving local economy, supplements their household income and above all keeps the traditional craft alive. These are mostly done at the small studios within the homes of designers, on big wooden frames on a single piece out an exquisite example of craft You will learn details about this craft from the men and women at a Workshop on a half-day, hands-on experiential sojourn. Each guest gets a personal embroidery kit to learn the craft, a talk is delivered by a designer and guests are taught this the embroidery. Also enjoy a home cooked Vegetarian Rastogi Lunch (Beverage Excluded). Once your session ends you will be driven back to your hotel within the city center.
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children below 15 must be accompanied by an adult