branches and leaves, and white, red and yellow is used for the flowers. Such chowk is called the phulkari chowk. Bedi states that there are different types of chowk but the starting point is a square made with flour. However, any design can be made within the square such as circles or triangular shapes. Dots are drawn using red sindoor (vermilion). See also Embroidery of India Trinjan References External links Phulkari- Ancient Textile of Punjab Phulkari exhibition, Turin, 2016 Darielle Mason (Editor, Contributor), Cristin McKnight Sethi (Contributor), Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection, Yale University Press (April 18, 2017), S. S. Hitkari, Phulkari: The Folk Art of the Punjab, Phulkari Publications, 1980, https://www.si.edu/object/siris_sil_875793 Punjab Emporium Ludhiana, Punjab, India http://punjabhandloomemporium.in/ PHULKARI - Punjab Government Emporiums, India http://psiec.punjab.gov.in/phulkari.html Phulkari Cluster, Rajpura, Punjab, India http://www.phulkariindia.com/cluster.html Women Empowerment Through Phulkari Program, The Nabha Foundation, Punjab, India https://thenabhafoundation.org/women-empowerment/ Phulkari Makers Bassi Pathana (PMBP), Mehar Baba Charitable Trust, Punjab, India http://www.mbtrust.org/phulkari-makers.html Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi, India http://ignca.gov.in/ National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy, New Delhi, India, https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/national-crafts-museum-delhi-things-to-see-6157814/ The Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, https://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/2013/768.html?page=3 Punjabi culture Embroidery in India Punjabi clothing Geographical indications in India Pakistani embroidery Indian culture Indian folk art Indian fashion Patiala Folk art of Punjab