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Historians say
The process runs through six stages - cutting, stitching, printing, embroidery, washing and finishing - and the embroiderer is usually only one link in a chain that ends with a shop's name on the label.
Historians say
Chikankari is largely home-based work done by women across the city and its surrounding villages, then aggregated by traders in Chowk, Aminabad and Nakhas. Lucknow is the largest exporter of chikan-embroidered garments.