Karimnagar · Telangana
Silver, woven
into stories.
Discover Karimnagar silver filigree—a living tradition shaped by hand, thread by thread.
The craft in one minute
From a line of silver, a world of detail.
- 01
Silver becomes thread
A silver ingot is drawn again and again until it runs as fine as hair.
- 02
Thread becomes pattern
The wire is twisted, crimped and coiled into leaves, creepers and open lattice.
- 03
Pattern is assembled by hand
Each delicate unit is set into a frame and joined with fine solder.
- 04
A finished piece emerges
Polished to a bright, near-white silver—no two ever quite alike.
A vocabulary in silver
One craft. Many forms.
A living tradition
From the Deccan, by hand.
Karimnagar silver filigree comes from northern Telangana, in India's Deccan heartland. Once made for the courts and households of the old Hyderabad State, it endures today as one of Telangana's signature GI-protected crafts.
- Local name
- Vendi teega pani
- Documented history
- Two centuries
- Protected origin
- GI No. 53 · 2007
Meet the makers
The hands behind the silver.
Every piece is the work of a family. Wire-drawing, framing and soldering are shared across the household, while fine design-setting is often carried out by the women of the workshop.
Meet the artisans