Chikku kolams:
Chikku kolam is a style of drawing
kolam usually drawn only by the people of
Tamil Nadu. ‘Chikku’ means tangle
in Tamil language. The tangled design
made with a dotted grid pattern is in other words called as Chikku kolam. It is also called as ‘Neli kolam’, ‘Neli’
meaning curve. Curved lines are drawn around the dots to
form a design. Usually a Chikku kolam
starts from the outer side and moves towards the center. Whereas, a freehand kolam starts from the
centre and moves towards the outer side.
In a chikku kolam, the dots are not connected to each other, instead,
lines are drawn around the dots to form a pattern.
A Small chikku kolam can be extended into a
big chikku kolam by adding the same dot pattern
in multiples. Click here to view one such pattern.
Women of Tamilnadu take it as a challenge to
draw a big kolam during the month of
Margazhi which would cover the entire width of the road.
15-1 straight dots with some freehand extensions
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