Most of the women and children of Ishwardi in Pabna are busy ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to decorate sharees with hand embroidery which is commonly known as Karchupi
shilpo.
According to locals, women from every houses of village Fateh Mohammadpur are somehow engaged in this job. They are now very busy as the Eid-ul-Fitr is knocking at the door. The demand of hand-embroidery cloths (Karchupi sharees) have increased on the occasion of Eid-ul-fitr. The Karchupi craftsmen are working day and night to present the best quality of decoration.
The handicraft business, which is known Karchupi shilpo, gradually has grown up at the village Fateh Mohammadpur of Ishwardi upazila in the district. The hand embroidery artists have opened the new arena of cloths while few years ago the village was prominent for Benarashi, Katan and such other cloths.
The artists said that the hand embroidery art had developed rapidly at the upazila due to its popularity.
'Women in most of the houses in Fate Mohammadpur are engaged in Karchupi work as the demand of the hand embroidery sharee has increased marking Eid-ul-fitr,' said Badal Benarashi, owner of a Karchupi factory of the village.
'Some 400 to 500 families are involved in Karchupi shilpo at the village Fate Mohammadpur of Ishwwardi. At least 200 to 300 pieces Karchupi sharees are being made
everyday in this village,' he said.
'Before Ramadan we used to get 25 to 30 orders in a week. But now we are getting over 50 orders in a week,' Badal Benarashi said.
He also added that there were 10 to 12 largest Karchupi factories in this village. 'This is the largest Karchupi zone of the northern region in the country,' he added.
The Karchupi workers told that 5 to 10 days needed for decoration for each sharee. But they were trying to complete the design in sharees as early as possible as the Eid-ul-Fitr was knocking at the door, they said.
Three or four workers are working for each sharee to complete the
design rapidly, said Mohammad Rubel, a Karchupi worker.
According to the Karchupi workers, Tk 1,000 to 7,000 needed for decorating a sharee according to its type and design. Each sharee is sold at Tk 2 thousand to 14/15 thousand after completing the hand embroidery.
Source : New Age
