Embroidery

Palestinian women have been creating beautiful, traditional embroidered items for many years. They have often formed cooperatives (sometimes with the aid of charitable organizations) that s ...

2009-07-11T16:53:18Z

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Palestinian women have been creating beautiful, traditional embroidered items for many years. They have often formed cooperatives (sometimes with the aid of charitable organizations) that s ...

Embroidery has been an ideal art for the women of Palestine to pursue. Zehia, who lived in a broken down hut with little light, liked to work outside.

2009-07-11T16:55:16Z

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Embroidery has been an ideal art for the women of Palestine to pursue. Zehia, who lived in a broken down hut with little light, liked to work outside.

Embroidering in the home enables all women, even those from very traditional families, to engage in it and provide a needed source of income.

2009-07-11T17:47:12Z

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Embroidering in the home enables all women, even those from very traditional families, to engage in it and provide a needed source of income.

A woman can be available to her children while embroidering. Miriam Bajalia, a mother of seven, is shown embroidering a table cloth, a project that took her more than a year to complete.

2009-07-11T18:11:23Z

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A woman can be available to her children while embroidering. Miriam Bajalia, a mother of seven, is shown embroidering a table cloth, a project that took her more than a year to complete.

Embroidery has been used both to adorn a woman's clothing, and to adorn the home.

2009-09-01T13:39:21Z

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Embroidery has been used both to adorn a woman's clothing, and to adorn the home.

Here, Rida and Misadeh or Ramallah, are shown wearing traditional embroidered dresses.

2009-07-11T17:26:28Z

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Here, Rida and Misadeh or Ramallah, are shown wearing traditional embroidered dresses.

Her majesty Queen Dina of Jordan inspects the work of the Ramallah Handicraft Cooperative (circa 1957).

2009-07-11T16:11:11Z

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Her majesty Queen Dina of Jordan inspects the work of the Ramallah Handicraft Cooperative (circa 1957).

Amneh Baiatneh (left) from the Palestinian Association for Cultural Exchange, worked with 30 embroiderers to deliver traditional Palestinian embroidery using the cross stitch.

2009-06-09T20:21:14Z

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Amneh Baiatneh (left) from the Palestinian Association for Cultural Exchange, worked with 30 embroiderers to deliver traditional Palestinian embroidery using the cross stitch.

Stars are often embroidered to signify the Star over Bethlehem.

2009-06-11T15:19:54Z

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Stars are often embroidered to signify the Star over Bethlehem.

Most Palestinian embroidery is made with the cross stitch. Leila Nazzal of Beit Jalah is shown here embroidering with a couching stitch, common in the Bethlehem District.

2009-02-20T16:48:51Z

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Most Palestinian embroidery is made with the cross stitch. Leila Nazzal of Beit Jalah is shown here embroidering with a couching stitch, common in the Bethlehem District.

Leila Nazzal, Beit Jalah, models the qabbeh (chest plate) and side of a dress she is working on.

2009-06-09T20:40:08Z

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Leila Nazzal, Beit Jalah, models the qabbeh (chest plate) and side of a dress she is working on.

Leila Nazzal received an award for her superb embroidery at an arts festival in Berlin.

2009-06-11T15:23:23Z

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Leila Nazzal received an award for her superb embroidery at an arts festival in Berlin.

Finished pillow covers, embroidered by Leila Nazzal.

2009-06-09T20:19:42Z

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Finished pillow covers, embroidered by Leila Nazzal.

This wooden chair is upholstered with embroidery stitched by Leila Nazzal.

2009-06-11T15:55:29Z

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This wooden chair is upholstered with embroidery stitched by Leila Nazzal.