Last updated 17 March 2004

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Embroidery

Detail from our Bedouin rug from Syria

Vividly coloured, hand-embroidered patterns  are a  Palestinian tradition

This very fine needlework is the livelihood of many women in Lebanon's refugee camps

I support their efforts

         

Good books to look at

Palestian embroidery   Shelagh Weir and Serene Shadid

Arabesque decorative needlework   Ziva Ami