Sistan embroidery explained

Sistan embroidery is a type of needlework often used to decorate clothing along the chest and the cuffs, from the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran.^[1] Additionally this needlework can be found on tablecloths, rugs, cushions, bedspreads, and wedding tables.^[2]

About

This is an ancient handicraft that has been traced as far back as 5th-century BC, from the Scythians. In the Sistan region clothing historically has been created using fabric in shades of white and cream for both genders, in order to reflect light; and traditionally on women's clothing the embroidery was black, and on men's clothing the embroidery was cream.^[3] The thread used was often silk, in order to form geometric and linear motifs.^{[4] [5]}

Khameh is a related craft which is made using raw-colored fabric and a white silk embroidery.^[6]

See also

• Balochi needlework
• Iranian handicrafts

Notes and References

1. Web site: صنعت داخلی از دست ایرانی . 2022-10-07 . The Centre for the Great Islamic Encyclopaedia . fa.
2. Web site: 2017-03-15 . هفت‌هزار سال هنر در یک سرزمین . Seven thousand years of art in one land . 2022-10-07 . ایسنا . fa.
3. Web site: August 20, 2019 . مهمترین برنامه ام تولید و ترویج لباس اصیل سیستانی است/تاریخچه دوخت سیاه دوزی سیستان به گذشته دور بر می گردد/دوست دارم روزی را ببینم که تمام زنان سیستان لباس محلی اصیل بر تن داشته باشند/از طریق میراث فرهنگی کلاس های آموزشی به صورت رایگان برگزار می کنیم . 2022-10-07 . Golestan New newspaper.
4. Web site: March 23, 2017 . آشنایی با هنر سیاه دوزی سیستان و بلوچستان . 2022-10-07 . Golestan New newspaper.
5. Web site: 2021-12-05 . Embroidery of Sistan and Baluchestan . 2022-10-07 . saednews.com . fa.
6. Web site: 2021-10-09 . Iranian handicrafts: Khameh-Duzi of Sistan-Baluchestan . 2022-10-07 . . en . 1563-860X.