About Baloch needlework
About Baloch needlework
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Needlework or thread embroidery or flower embroidery is one of the ancient ways of making clothes, which is a common art, especially among Baloch women. In this article, you can get to know the unique features of this method of embroidery in the handicrafts of Iran.
In the west of Iran, pieces of needle-embroidered textiles with complex patterns have been found that date back to six thousand years before Christ.
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Apart from the decorative aspect and birth certificate, hand-stitched clothes are sometimes displayed on hats or clothes due to religious beliefs. Before Islam, apart from the decorative aspect, the aspect of talismans was also mentioned. In most of the paintings or reliefs, patterns are engraved on the clothes. The clothes on the pre-Islamic reliefs indicate the prevalence of needlework at that time.
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Baloch needlework is a delicate and long-standing art, which no one knows exactly since when it became popular in Iran, and it is less mentioned in historical books. Nevertheless, it can be said that Baloch embroidery, which is the silk flower sewn on fabrics, was related to the silk production industry at one time.
Baloch needlework is a delicate and long-standing art, which no one knows exactly when it became popular in Iran, and it is less mentioned in historical books. Nevertheless, it can be said that Baloch embroidery, which is the silk flower sewn on fabrics, was related to the silk production industry at one time.
One of the industries that are very beautiful and valuable in their own way is the industry of sewing and hand-embroidering vests and women's clothes. Like cashmere, they embroider by hand and embroider with the utmost beauty and with silk dyed with natural colours, whose colour is stable and never fades. They sew hundreds of squares, rectangles and rhombuses, the same size does not differ if they are measured accurately.
History of Baloch Needleworke
History of Baloch Needleworke
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The needlework of this passionate art cannot be assigned to a specific time, but if we want to check the time of its actualization, it may be around 100 or 200 years before the advent of Islam and the arrival of Islam to Iran, that a people called the Slavs settled in an area They came from Balochistan and settled there.
This group of Slavs came to this region through the Silk Road (this region is currently part of the territory of Pakistan and is located on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan).
This area was chosen by this group for their settlement because they were Christians and did not accept the religion of Islam. Infidels said that these people cultivated silkworms and obtained thread from silk cocoons and used it in weaving cloth and needles.
Embroidery was taught to Baloch women. For this reason, Baluchistan, this vast and dry region with its hardworking and tireless people is the origin of one of the most delicate handicrafts of Iran.
Characteristics of Balochistan needlework
Characteristics of Balochistan needlework
Undoubtedly, Baluchistan needlework should be considered one of the most original and interesting handicrafts of the country, and it is one of the most delicate handicrafts of Iran, in which all or most of the fabric is covered with colourful stitches. This industry, in which the taste and creativity of needlewomen are summed up in the form of local traditional patterns that express the characteristics and characteristics of each region, today has a very high rank and status among the artistic and traditional industries of the country.
The recognition of this precious art by the residents of the cities has been paralleled by the increase in demand for needlework products and the increase in production in different regions, and therefore all kinds of tablecloths, cushions, tablecloths, lampshades, curtains, etc. are also produced by needlewomen.
Baloch needlework patterns on home furniture
Fabric and coloured threads are used as raw materials for needlework patterns. The threads used are silk and cotton, and the most used thread is a cotton thread, which can be easily obtained from middlemen in the market. There are different types of cotton thread, and due to its proximity to Pakistan, most of the cotton threads imported from Pakistan are used.
Silk thread was mostly used in the past, but nowadays it is less used due to its rarity and high price. Threads used in needlework are chosen in a variety of ways, mostly dark-coloured threads. 80% of them are red and bright orange colours. Not all patterns are sewn like this.
And this is how the needlewomen prepare the product independently, and in the case of group work, after implementing the general plan, each woman or girl needlewoman embroiders one colour completely and uses it for the next part and the use of another colour in the production of the product.
It is handed over to the next artist and this process continues until the end of the work and the completion of the product. In the local dialect, this collective action is called Hasher.
The meaning of high-work, low-work, and intermediate work is that if all the desired fabric is sewn, it is high-work, but if most parts of the fabric are embroidered, but there are gaps, even if small, then it is the middle-work sewing type, but if the remaining gaps are large, it is the low-work type forms.
Types of patterns
Types of patterns
Baloch needlework patterns
1. Human motifs:
1. Human motifs:
these motifs are used less often in the art of needlework, and this type of pattern is more commonly used on carpets.
2. Animal motifs:
2. Animal motifs:
these are derived from the types of animals that may exist around and in the area, itself, such as the motifs of animals such as peacocks are derived from the minds of the individual who use them for their beauty.
3. Plant motifs:
3. Plant motifs:
The absence of flowers in Balochistan has made the needle man's mind create patterns and by putting together several squares, rhombuses, triangles or rectangles, they create all kinds of flowers and patterns.
4. Geometric patterns:
4. Geometric patterns:
Geometric patterns can be used the most not only in needlework but also in all kinds of activities such as pottery, goldsmithing, etc.
Types of designs
Types of designs
1- Texture (Tari) designs: three tari, four tari, six tari, seven tari and ten tari.
2- Flower designs
3- Border designs or around the flower
4- Eye designs
5- Work tools and life tools
6- Elements of nature such as the moon and the sun
7- Domestic and wild animals such as horses, camels, chickens, roosters, goats, and leopards, which are called horse ears, feathered chickens, chickens and roosters, and goats.
8- Birds
9- Reptiles like snakes
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Sewing and its types
Sewing and its types
Sewing in each region is different from another region and each region has its own name. In this way, no specific definition can be included for it. Among the types of stitches, we can mention Chutal Dozi, Asan Tanke, Balmedak, Cap Vejlet, Mohsem Sandaki, Chekan, Lahari and Parkar, etc.
It should be noted that among the samples of needlework, complementary products such as bags, sock holders, cigarette cases, shoulder bags, small wallets, eyeglass covers, key holders, napkin holders, napkins, pants, coats, coats, Ties, fabrics, shoes, belts, bags, lampshades, boots, shirts, blouses, jackets, album covers, photo frames, etc. are prepared.
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