Ralli quilt

{{short description|Sindhi quilts}}

Ralli, Rilli or Rillki quilts are traditional quilts of Sindh, in southeastern Pakistan, and the surrounding regions bordered by the southeastern part of Balochistan, the Bahawalpur region of Punjab, Rajasthan and the Kutch region of Gujarat.{{Rp|page=11}}{{Cite web |title=Rilli (Ralli Quilts) |url=http://www.indus-crafts.com/rilli-art.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509012617/http://www.indus-crafts.com/rilli-art.html |archive-date=2018-05-09 |access-date=2018-05-08 |website=Indus Crafts}}{{Cite book |last=Harris |first=Jennifer |title=A Companion to Textile Culture |date=2020-09-16 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-76890-7 |pages=179 |language=en}} Traditionally, they were made of cotton, but synthetic fabrics have increasingly been used since the late 1900s.{{Cite journal |last=Bilgrami |first=Noorjehan |date=September 2008 |title=The living textile traditions of Sindh |url=https://gale.com/apps/doc/A188157368/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=0431ff5b |journal=Marg, A Magazine of the Arts |volume=60 |issue=1 |pages=12+ |via=Gale Academic OneFile}} The types, colors, and designs of ralli quilts vary depending upon the area in which they are made.{{Cite web |last=IVS |first=Textile Resource Centre |date=2020-12-28 |title=Craft of Balochistan and Sindh |url=https://medium.com/textile-resource-centre-department-of-textile/craft-of-balochistan-and-sindh-b2d8de74ffd5 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Agha Hasan Abedi Textile Resource Centre, Department of Textile Design, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture |language=en}} There are different types of ralli making, three of which are widely known. These include appliqué, patchwork, and embroidered ralli.{{Citation |title=Quilt |date=c. 1900 |url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O476856/quilt-unknown/ |access-date=2024-04-03}}{{Cite web |title=Black J Ralli |url=https://lovehandmade.co/product/black-j-ralli/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Lovehandmade.co |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Sindhi Pink J Ralli |url=https://lovehandmade.co/product/sindhi-pink-j-ralli/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Lovehandmade.co |language=en-US}} All rallis are handmade by women artisans of Sindh's remote areas. Embroidery designs and motifs indicate perceived on painted pottery from the area's ancient civilizations. Mothers used to explain several inheritance patterns to their daughters.{{Cite book |last=Stoddard |first=Patricia Ormsby |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qAejswEACAAJ |title=Ralli Quilts: Traditional Textiles from Pakistan and India |publisher=Schiffer Pub. |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-7643-1697-5 |language=en}}

File:Sindhi Pakistani Quilt.jpg|Tuk (applique) wari Ralli of Sindh

File: Ralli is a Sindhi Pakistani quilt.2.jpg|Tukrin wari Ralli Patchwork Ralli.

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