Learn Mehandi by women-

wisdom.com Some mehandi designs

Creating mehandi designs is actually quite simple and just

takes practice to master. Here I give you useful
information on Mehandi & some designs with which you
do Mehandi work from home to your customers.

Mehandi is associated to lots of things - a good dark

design is a sign of good luck for the marital couple. In
North India the custom is to write the names of the bride
and groom hidden in the mehandi design; and the
wedding night cannot commence until the groom has
found the names. Some of popular traditional images used
in mehandi designs are the peacock, the lotus flower, and
an elephant with a raised trunk, which is a symbol of good
luck.

What is Mehandi?

The art of Mehandi has been in existence for centuries.

Some historical evidence suggests that Mehandhi started
in India while others believe it was introduced to India
during the twelfth century
The henna used for Mehendi comes from a bush called
Lawsonia Inermis which is part of the loose strife family
and is grown in the Sudan, Egypt, India, most of the North
African counties, The Middle East and other hot and dry
places.
Mehandi designs have traditionally fallen into four
different styles.
The Middle Eastern style - mostly made up of floral
patterns similar to the Arabic textiles, paintings and
carvings .
The North African style -made up of the shape of the
hands and feet using geometrical floral patterns.
The Indian and Pakistani designs - are made up of lines,
paisley patterns and teardrops. the Indonesian and
Southern Asian styles - a mix of Middle Eastern and Indian
designs using blocks of color on the very tips of their toes
and fingers.
Along with these popular styles celtic designs and
chinese symbols have also been joined.

How to make mehandi paste?

Fresh mehandi is always advisable to use for the
cone, as it will give u good color without much
efforts. If mehandi color is faded, that means if it
is more like a brownish then dark green. Filter
this powder with a nylon clothe or even the tea
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filter will work. For 2 cones u will need 50grams
of strained mehandi powder.

To get a good color and for a longer period, boil

1 cup of water, add ½ tea spoon of tea
powder(Indian tea), then add ½ tea spoon
sugar, stir it and then filter.
Then add this water to the mehandi powder as
required. Also add 6-7 drops of eucalyptus oil.
The consistency of this paste should be as thick
as hushes chocolate syrup.

Stir it till u do not see any lumps(for 10-15

minutes)

Put it in the cone when u need apply it on the

hands.

You can preserve this paste in the freeze but not

the cone
How to apply Mehandi?
You can make your own powder by drying henna
leaves in shade. It might take weeks for them to
dry to a crisp and you need to grind them
thoroughly. You may also buy henna powder
from the shops
Procedure.
1. Henna powder sieved through a muslin cloth.
2. Well strained strong tea decoction.
3. Eucalyptus oil (few drops).
4. Strained lime juice.
5. Sugar (one table spoon).

Take the henna powder in a bowl, add the tea till

it becomes a thick paste (similar to a dough).
Add eucalyptus oil, sugar and lime juice and mix
well to make it into a smooth and thin paste.
Leave it covered over night or during the day.
How to do Cone?
Take a thick plastic cover or use any thick
freezer bag - cut it into shape of rectangle 7" X
4". Twist one corner of the cover to make a cone.
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Tighten the tip to make tiny hole. Hold the tip
and fill the paste and tie the broader end tightly
with a thread.
You also get readymade cones from the market.
Apply your creativity
Make your designs with perfection.
Even if you are not very confident in your artistic
skills, try freehand as much as possible. That
can be more fun than using a stencil. Although
some of these designs may seem too lacy and
thin to be drawn using henna, if you have the
henna at the right consistency, and if the point
on your cone is thin enough, these designs are
completely possible -- but you need to develop
your experience with henna to do these designs
fully. As you begin, I suggest that if you run out
of space on the skin where you are placing the
mehandi, simply leave out some of the details
and keep going. At first step you can make
sketches with Pens/pencils for much finer work
than going directly for usual henna cone.

You should leave the mehandi to dry on your

skin and keep it on for as long as possible (4 to 6
hours if possible - you may go to bed also with
it). Sprinke lemon huice or sugar syrup over it
for dark colors. Scrape it after that. A deep color
may last up to two weeks. The coloration varies
from person to person.

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