Chamba Rumal – Don's Key | 100% Khadi | Limited Edition

Chamba Rumal – Don’s Key in 100% khadi cotton, depicting a donkey and its young embroidered in the lower-left corner. The hand-finished textile is presented with a mirror to demonstrate the traditional do-rukha embroidery technique and matching craftsmanship on both sides.

Chamba Rumal – Don's Key | 100% Khadi | Limited Edition

₹ 5,000.00

✓ Identical Embroidery on Both Sides

✓ Reversible Chamba Needlework

✓ Only 2 Pieces Made

A continuous stitched boundary encloses the textile, formed by repeating triangular threadwork along all four sides.

The interior remains largely open, with the embroidered imagery positioned toward one side of the surface.

A mother donkey is depicted in forward movement, indicated by a lifted foreleg. The figure is shaped through closely worked stitches, with thread variation defining the ears, head, torso, limbs, and tail.

A baby donkey appears alongside her, oriented in the same direction. Its form is rendered through finer stitching, with a smaller, compact structure.

Fine linear stitches beneath the figures establish their placement on the ground, while small plant forms are distributed nearby.

Each motif is set apart with clear spacing, allowing the figures to remain visually distinct within the open field.

The embroidery is carried out drawing from Chamba Rumal visual language, using fine hand-applied needlework.

The work is executed in the Do-rukha technique, with identical visual articulation on both sides and no visible knotting.

Subtle variations in stitch direction and density reflect manual execution.

The embroidery is executed on khadi fabric.

Chamba Rumal is an embroidered textile tradition associated with the Chamba region of present-day Himachal Pradesh. Historically executed on handwoven cloth using double-sided embroidery techniques, the practice is recognised for its ability to produce nearly identical imagery on both sides of the fabric. Narrative scenes, floral compositions, animals and symbolic motifs frequently appear within its visual language.

The tradition combines drawing and embroidery, with the stitched surface functioning as a medium for detailed pictorial representation. Distinguished by its reversible execution and narrative richness, Chamba Rumal places equal emphasis on line, composition and stitch precision, allowing imagery to emerge through carefully controlled needlework.

The embroideries presented here are contemporary hand-embroidered works executed by artisan practitioners associated with the living tradition of Chamba Rumal embroidery and adapted for garments and accessories developed by The House of Rule Zero. They are created as original works and should not be understood as historical reproductions, ceremonial objects or documentary recreations of traditional Chamba Rumals.

Art Form	Chamba Rumal Embroidery
Artwork	Donkey with Her Foal
Material	100% Handloom Khadi Cotton
Fabric	Hand-Spun and Handwoven
Technique	Do-Rukha Reversible Hand Embroidery
Edition	Limited to 2 Pieces
Edging	Hand-Worked Blanket-Stitch
Dimensions	17 x17.25 inch
Place Of Making	Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Country of Origin	India

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The fabric has undergone a process of pre-shrinking, but there might be certain shrinkages in initial washes

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Product imagery is captured under natural lighting conditions to represent the object as faithfully as possible. Variations in ambient light, photographic interpretation, device displays and screen settings may result in slight differences between the colour shown online and the actual product.

Hand-painted pigments and embroidery threads may also appear differently under changing light conditions owing to the nature of the materials and fibres used in their creation.

Each piece is individually hand embroidered and may contain subtle variations in stitch direction, thread tension, motif execution and surface texture. These characteristics arise through the embroidery process and form part of the individuality of the object. They should not be considered defects.

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Chamba Rumal – Don's Key | 100% Khadi | Limited Edition

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