needlework

2024-07-07 17:48

Sistan-Baluchestan unveils artisanal innovations

TEHRAN - In a significant move to boost the local handicraft industry, Sistan-Baluchestan has launched some innovative products earlier this month.

2024-06-15 18:15

Iranshahr to hold needlework festival

TEHRAN - Iranshahr, previously recognized as the national city of needlework, is set to host a festival celebrating this intricate art form.

2024-06-10 18:06

Drawing Dreams on Fabric: an exhibition of Iranian needlework

TEHRAN – An exhibition titled “Drawing Dreams on Fabric” has lifted the curtains on a wide array of Persian needlework to commemorate World Handicrafts Day.

2024-03-15 18:37

Mamaghan Duzi: preserving tradition through needlework

TEHRAN – Situated some 35 km southwest of Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan province in northwest Iran, lies Mamaghan, a county renowned for its exquisite needlework.

2024-03-08 17:04

Sistan-Baluchestan shines bright, achievs 65 national seals of excellence

TEHRAN – On Thursday, Sistan-Baluchestan’s tourism chief revealed a notable achievement for crafters of the southeastern Iranian province with 65 artworks obtaining national seals of excellence.

2023-10-29 17:24

Iranian handicrafts showcased in Mexico City

TEHRAN – A selection of Iranian handicrafts from Sistan-Baluchestan province went on show in Mexico in a program aimed at marking diplomatic relations between the two countries.

2023-09-20 19:01

UNESCO-listed needlework prosperous in northern Iran

TEHRAN—The skill of Turkmen-style needlework, which has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries, is still practiced by hundreds of craftspeople in Golestan province, northern Iran.

2023-08-21 18:39

Needlework group exhibit opens at tourism ministry

TEHRAN— Collections of traditional needlework have been put on show in a group exhibition at the headquarters of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism in Tehran.

2023-03-05 18:40

Needlework export could generate revenue more than oil, expert says

TEHRAN – The currency earnings of needlework could be greater than those of oil, a handicrafts expert has said.

2023-02-06 23:21

Turkmen needlework, lavishly-illustrated manuscripts on show at Tehran exhibit

TEHRAN – Examples of Turkmen needlework along with some richly-illustrated manuscripts from Khavaran-Nameh have been put on show at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.

2022-12-02 21:01

Turkmen-style needlework named UNESCO heritage

TEHRAN - Turkmen-style needlework has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

2022-08-19 20:30

Intl. course to empower female crafters

TEHRAN–An international training course on needlework is being held in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan with the aim of empowering female crafters.

2022-07-02 20:00

Traditional needlework on show at tourism ministry

TEHRAN – Sets of traditional needlework from northern Iran, called Rashti-duzi by the locals, have been put on show at the headquarters of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts in Tehran.

2022-06-26 21:30

A peek into Iranian art of embroidery

TEHRAN – Iranian art of embroidery, Monjugh-Douzi, has long been applied to ornate clothing, headwears, bags, decorative tableaus, pencil holders, cases of stamps or brushes, belts, and necklaces to name a few. Monjugh-Duzi is the art of sewing Mojugh beads to fabrics.

Baluchi needlework on show at tourism ministry

2022-02-20 20:30

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