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Embroidery around the world
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:41 am
by sofiya
Embroidery is the handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins [from Wikipedia].
This craft is one of the most popular in the world. The patterns, techniques, tools, and meanings of embroidery are so different from one community to the other.
For example, here is Serbian embroidery designs and traditions.
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Re: Embroidery around the world
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 2:50 pm
by sofiya
Mexican traditional embroidery patterns.
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Re: Embroidery around the world
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:17 am
by Violet
Found a photo of antique Moroccan fez embroidery. Beautiful
Re: Embroidery around the world
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:04 pm
by sofiya
Chinese tin embroidery. It is a very special embroidery technique when long pieces of metal (tin foil) are used instead of threads. The craftswomen make the tin foil by themselves – they melt the tin and pour it onto the flat state to make tinplates. After that, the tinplate is cut into strips 1mm wide, right before it is used as a thread.
To read more about this embroidery technique you can here:
Chinese ancient craft of tin embroidery – Miao embroidery (
http://nationalclothing.org/asia/39-chi ... idery.html)
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Re: Embroidery around the world
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:37 am
by sofiya
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Re: Embroidery around the world
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:44 am
by sofiya
Tajik folk embroidery pattern. Very interesting shapes.
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Re: Embroidery around the world
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:20 am
by sofiya
Traditional embroidery patterns of Tajikistan. It’s probably a Tajik variation of the Tree of Life motif. Beautiful!
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Re: Embroidery around the world
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:32 am
by sofiya
Beautiful Uzbek gold embroidery on a robe. Modern reconstruction of Uzbek traditional attire. These needlework patterns are very typical for Uzbekistan and often occur on the local folk clothes.
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