Bridal

Bridal work is the heaviest thing done at this frame, and the piece most of these pages exist for.

What full bridal work means

Neckline, both sleeves, the back and usually a waist border, worked solid rather than as scattered motifs. Two to three weeks on the frame for a heavy design, longer if the ground is difficult. That is not a queue estimate, it is the work itself: a covered blouse is somebody sitting at a frame for a fortnight.

Muhurtham and reception are two different blouses

They are almost never the same design and should not be planned as though they were. A muhurtham blouse is worn in daylight or temple light, which is kind to gold and unkind to anything shiny and cheap. A reception blouse is a hall, artificial light and a lot of photographs, so it wants a lighter palette and less hard stone. Ordering both together is cheaper in effort and they can be planned to sit alongside each other.

Book the date, not the design

The single most useful thing you can do is send the wedding date as soon as it is fixed. What goes on the blouse can be argued about for another month. The slot cannot be conjured in the last fortnight of muhurtham season, when every blouse in the district is wanted in the same three weeks.