Inscription embroidery: a delicate and valuable art rooted in the history and culture of Iran
Inscription embroidery is one of the original and valuable Iranian arts in which Quranic verses, hadiths, poems and other writings are sewn on cloth using colored and shiny threads. This delicate and eye-catching art is rooted in the history and culture of Iran and creates lasting works by combining art and words.
The history of embroidery
Inscription embroidery has a long history and goes back to the past periods of ancient Iran. At that time, this art was used to decorate aristocratic clothes and sacred objects. With the spread of Islam and attention to the word of God, embroidery flourished and became one of the most important Islamic arts.
Materials and tools used
- Fabric: The fabrics used in inscription embroidery are usually made of silk, velvet or satin, which provide a suitable background for sewing inscriptions due to their softness and beauty.
- Thread: high quality and diverse colored threads such as silk, metallic and glabtone are used for sewing inscriptions.
- Needle: Special sewing needles of different sizes are used for precise and delicate sewing.
- Design: Embroidery designs usually include Quranic verses, hadiths, poems and other writings in different lines such as thulth, nastaliq and broken.
Unique features of embroidery - Precision and elegance: embroidery requires very high precision and elegance, because every letter and point must be sewn with complete precision and elegance.
- Visual beauty: the combination of different colors of threads and beautiful lines of inscriptions gives a very beautiful visual effect to the works of embroidery.
- Spiritual value: sewn inscriptions usually contain valuable concepts such as Quranic verses and hadiths, and for this reason, they have a high spiritual value.
Applications of embroidery - Decorating mosques and religious places: large and small inscriptions are used to decorate the walls, altars and pulpits of mosques and religious places.
- Home decoration: Smaller inscriptions are used to decorate walls, photo frames and other decorative items in homes.
- Making art panels: artists create very beautiful art panels using embroidery techniques.
- Garment decoration: small inscriptions are used to decorate formal and ceremonial clothes.