ST NICOLAS DECORATIONS
St Nicolas specialise in unique keepsakes. All the decorations are designed in London and hand-made in India and Thailand.
The Indian embroidered hanging decorations are handmade using the traditional method of zardozi embroidery. Zari – meaning gold – embroidery originated in Persia and reached India in the 12th century. It is a highly skilled embroidery technique that traditionally used gold wires and jewels to embellish courtly robes. Zardozi work is now a rare and respected craft, the skills of which continue to be handed down from generation to generation. Zari-work is now officially recognised as one of the ‘Ancient Handicrafts’ by the Government of India.
