Gujarat in India is famous for its embroidered items. Employing a technique introduced by Arab traders in the 9th century, Kutch embroiderers use a hook to introduce the thread from beneath the ground fabric to produce large, flat designs in interlacing, darning, herringbone and chain stitch. Sometimes, small mirrors are added and couched down with chain stitch. The embroidery of Kutch, Kathiawar and Sind, like the phulkari work, and unlike Kashmir embroidery, is essentially a folk art. This exquisite handmade bedspread from Kutch in Gujarat is a proud ancestor of this long heritage of handicrafts. Majestic red in color, this cotton bedspread is replete with golden silk threadwork.