Turkmen needlework is remarkably detailed and practical. In the past it would appear on the men, women and children clothes as well as curtains and home decors. However, these days women are lucky enough to be able to still use the clothes that are done up by these eye catching art. There is no solid

Pateh Needlework with an estimated age of 300 years was originally developed in Kerman Province, Iran. It is mainly produced by women as a side income for the families. Pateh is normally a large piece of fabric called “Ariz” that is beautifully decorated with meaningful patterns using threads or “Rees”. Ariz and threads are normally

Qashqai Kilim is one of many of the Kilim making methods that is being produced by the well-known Qashqai tribe of Iran. This Kilim has received UNESCO medal in 2013. Qashqai Kilims are powerful in design and smaller motifs are weaved with wool and cotton threads with intense colors. Qashqai tribes are famous for their

The magnificent art of making Kilim goes back to Central Asia by the inhabitants of migrating nomads whose lives were not easy at all. Throughout their migration journey, they had to protect their families in severe conditions; one of which was cold and wet weather. In doing so they discovered the goat hair is more

One of the most widely-used needleworks in the Middle East is Balouchi; coming from Balochistan, it’s an absolute magnificent art that Balouchi women of Pakistan, Iran and some parts of Afghanistan share. In Balouchi needleworks, the whole or most part of the background fabric is covered with thousands of colourful stitches that are placed together