IRAN ART EXHIBITION: MAKE A POUNCH FOR YOUR GLASSES ON FELTED WOOL BY GUIDANCE OF A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST Hand embroidery on felted wool is super satisfying and it’s the next creative step after making a piece of felted wool fabric using the wet felting technique. So, you can totally embroider on felt. You can use […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: CROSS STITCH EMBROIDERY IS AN ANCIENT ART aking up needle point? If so, one of the stitches you’ll need to learn is the cross stitch. This ancient, cross-cultural embroidery technique is also known as counted cross-stitch. Selecting Your Materials 1. Choose your fabric. Although cross stitch refers to the way in which […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: COMPLETE GUIDANCE OF CREATING A CROSS STITCH PROJECT In this blog you can find step by step instructions for how to cross stitch. We share our best tips for preparing your cross stitch project. And this cross stitch tutorial will explain how you can make a simple cross stitch, fractional stitches and […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHAT IS RASHTIDOOZI OR CROCHETING ON FABRIC? Rashtidoozi is a type of traditional Iranian crochet where cloth is decorated with colourful silk thread. Crocheting on fabric (Rashti-doozi) is an original art of women in north of Iran which is decorating broadcloth by sewing patterns on it with natural dyed silk thread using […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: MONJUGH DOUZI IS ONE OF THE EYE-CATCHING IRANIAN EMBROIDERIES For centuries, Monjugh-Douzi, which is a special skill of Iranian embroidery, has been applied to ornate clothing, head wears, money bags, decorative tableaus, pencil holders, cases of stamps or brushes, bags, covers of boxes or utensils, belts, necklaces, anklets, coasters to name a […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: BALUCHESTAN AND ITS BREATHTAKING NEEDLEWORKS Baluchestan embroideries are the most exquisite samples of handicrafts in Iran. These needleworks are locally called “Suchan Duzi”. There are many documents that prove this embroidery existed from the early years of Islamic era in this tribe and flourished during the Timurid and Safavid dynasty. Suchan Duzi […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: WHAT FORMS OF POTTERY DID IRANIAN USE IN ANCIENT TIMES? There can be found no ancient art resulting in a work like pottery making in Iran or an artificial substance like pottery. It’s the product of man’s thought and cheap with its raw material so abundantly accessible in nature. After the period […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: TILE WORKING IN IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE AND HOW IT’S DONE Tiling is considered as one of the important symbols and prominent ornamental elements in Iranian architecture, and one of the old crafts of this land which was mainly carried out using glazed bricks for the strength and facets of buildings; however, gradually became […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: IRANIAN TILE WORKING ATTRACTS EVERY TRAVELER History of tile (glazed brick), manufacture and decoration in Iran, goes back to the prehistoric period. It has an important position among the various decorative arts in Iranian architecture. Four main decorative features could be categorized here. They are stone carvings, brick work, stucco and tile […]
IRAN ART EXHIBITION: GLAZED BRICK AND TILE WORKS IN ANCIENT TIMES IN IRAN History of tile (glazed brick), manufacture and decoration in Iran, goes back to the prehistoric period. It has an important position among the various decorative arts in Iranian architecture. Four main decorative features could be categorized here. They are stone carvings, brick […]