Photograph — Kasuti embroidery, Karnataka. Source image unavailable; caption preserved.
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Embroidery & Needlecraft · Karnataka — Dharwad, Belagavi
Kasuti Embroidery
A traditional Karnataka embroidery style using four distinct counted-thread stitches to create geometric and temple-inspired motifs, traditionally worked on sarees and blouse pieces.
GI status: GI-registered, 2005
Shelf life: Indefinite
Women-led sector
| Category | Embroidery & Needlecraft |
|---|---|
| Region | Karnataka — Dharwad, Belagavi |
| GI status | GI-registered, 2005 |
| Typical shelf life | Indefinite |
| Women's role in production | A traditional embroidery historically taught mother-to-daughter as part of a Karnataka bride's household skills, still practised almost entirely by women's self-help groups today. |
Why this fits a low-wastage SHG model: A finished embroidered textile good with no spoilage risk, well suited to steady SHG production.
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