The style of pillow covers found in India, can be divided into three categories being, embroidered, mirror work, and patch work.  All chainstich work is native to the foothills of the Himalayas.  It is done by hand on hand made cotton cloth, in continued stitch with superior woolen or silken yarn, with the help of a hook type tool natively called an “Ari”.  The mirror work and the patchwork are both native to the region of Rajasthan.  One features small circles of sparkling mirror and embroidery and the other, ethnic patterns made up of hand stitched blocks of colorful cotton.
 

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