Mirror Work Trending- How to do mirror work at home
What is mirror work on fabric?
Mirror work on a fabric means to fix small mirrors on a piece of cloth; shirt, shawl, etc. to give your dress a royal and party look. Mirror work is popular in India and Pakistan since the Mughal period.
A traditional mirror work of Bahawalpur, Pakistan is very famous for women. For some time mirror work was not in the spotlight and was being used mostly in towns. Now the fashion of mirror work is back with new grace. Mirror work is a new trend in the market. Mainly mirror work is done and liked on Chiffon but the trending fabric for mirror work is paper cotton. Paper cotton is a smooth fabric that can be used both in summers and winters. This fabric is easy to handle and is not very expensive.
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Also, mirror work with Sindhi karhai and on Ajrak is trending for Eid and parties this year.
Also, you can do mirror work on your Lawn dresses to increase their festive looks.
There are many types of mirrors available in the market at very cheap rates. There are small round, big round, square and diamond shape mirrors where you can choose according to your choice. Here I'll tell you the simplest way to fix mirrors on your dress without using any embroidery that will make it glamorous and royal.
The Things you need to do mirror work on your dress are:
Packet of mirrors
Embroidery thread
Thick lace
Thin lace (Dori)
Glue Stick (take Fabric glue or UHU)
Let's start our mirror work on our shirt with easy steps
This is my yellow shirt of fabric Paper cotton. I've taken diamond-shaped mirrors. You can choose any of your styles.
First, choose your style that how you want to put mirrors on your shirt. Take the front part of the shirt and draw a design using chalk or pencil.
If you want to fix the mirror scattered on all front then also mark with a pencil.
For my design, I've used two laces of the same style but one is thick and the other is thinner. Stitch a wider lace of your choice across the neckline leaving space for mirrors.
Put Glue at the back of the mirror and start fixing them on your shirt directly. Your glue should be of good quality as this is the glue that is going to hold the mirrors on the shirt.
Once all mirrors are fixed, take thin lace or Dori.
Now set the thin lace at the sides of the mirrors carefully that it looks like a frame.
Lace can also be fixed with glue and then it can be tightened by simple thread and needle.
Your awesome mirror work is ready on the shirt.
Repeat the same for the sleeves and bottom of the shirt.
The benefits of this type of mirror work are that most of the mirror is visible and glittering. These steps to fix mirror work using lace around is very easy and can be done by any woman or young girl who doesn't know embroidery. This work also looks neat.
However, if you want to show a part of the mirror or want to add a thread frame around it then it is also very easy. Putting thread frames around mirrors also saves from any scratch that can be caused by edges.
Fixing the mirrors using embroidery thread
If still, you want to solidify mirror work then make it using embroidery thread.
Once you've fixed mirrors with glue.
Put the thread in the needle.
Hold the mirror from the center and start wrapping it from one corner to another.
You can do star stitch or satin stitch to wrap the mirror.
Wait! Do you know that also ready-made thread mirror frames available in the market?
You just to fix the mirrors, put a thread frame on it, and stitch it with a needle.
We hope you've understood how to do mirror work at home easily. Mirror work is in trend for Eid, parties, and festivals. By using the above method, you can give glamorous look to your dress in a very short time.
See here famous actress Iqra Aziz is wearing a dress with mirror work in ongoing hit drama Khuda aur Mohabbat
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