Tales of Polash on my denim blouse

Although it is almost Fall in this part of the world, but I just finished engraving a tale of spring on one of my denim blouses. A pretty basic denim blouse got some face lift, courtesy : some quick embroidery.

A stalk of Polash almost resembles like a sprig on vibrant orange flames. Usually by end of March, Polash trees burst into bloom and rejoices the glory of spring. . I remember the big Polash tree which stood close to my Art school. We spent many afternoons collecting the Polash flower and then soaking them in water. After couple of hours the water used to turn to a sweet orange hue. Some people use that orange colored water to dye their clothes. Some use Polash to make a garland. In West Bengal, the traditional spring festival ( Holi) will remain incomplete without the decorations with Polash flower.

I had this Denim blouse lying in my wardrobe. I like the texture of Denim and thought of adding more color to it to give a complete and personal look. Since my high school days, I developed serious interest in surface embroidery. To me, surface embroidery is a way of liberating my thoughts into another canvas.

This time I didn't trace any outline of flowers. I let my imagination guide me and I thought nothing is more sweeter than the perfectly imperfect flowers! With a toddler around, it took slightly more than a month to finish this project. I used Kashmiri stitch to fill up the flowers. Sometime later I will probably write a small tutorial about Kashmiri stitch.

And here is look of the completed project.

The above  picture doesn't do justice to the original project. But hey, it was a fun project!

And here is the final look!