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2020-01-04 18:53
3,000-year-old silk spinning still practiced in Iran
TEHRAN – There are silk makers in different parts of Iran, mainly in northern Gilan and northeastern Khorasan Razavi provinces, that still practice the trade their ancestors did some 3,000 years ago.
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2019-12-27 18:16
WCC experts visit weavers, workshops in Iranian village
TEHRAN - World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific Region Director Ghada Hijavi along with her fellow experts arrived in Qassemabad village on Wednesday to follow up on their assessment to name the northern Iranian rural area a world hub of handicrafts.
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2019-11-20 19:36
Fars province exports over $3.2m of handicrafts in H1
TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from Fars province reached $3.264 million during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), an eight percent growth year on year, a provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday.
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2019-11-17 09:50
Discover top five Russian folk crafts
Torzhok’s goldwork embroidery, Yelets lace, Nizhny Tagil’s decorative trays, Fedoskino lacquer miniatures and Rostov enamel: we will tell you where to go to learn about traditional Russian crafts and buy original souvenirs. Let’s get started, or as the Russians say — Poekhali!
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2019-11-13 12:18
Italian traveler finds Iran’s bazaars as heavens for photography
TEHRAN – Angela Corrias, an Italian-born Journalist, blogger and photographer who captures daily life mainly in Afghanistan, Iran and Italy, has found certain traditional bazaars in Iran as heavens for photography.
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2019-11-11 18:11
Traditional Russian textiles on show at Tehran exhibit
TEHRAN – On Monday, an exhibition of traditional Russian textiles, including handwoven needlework and embroideries, opened to the public at the Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex in northern Tehran.
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2019-01-28 21:05
Iranian festival to highlight Zilou weaving art
TEHRAN – Iran’s historical city of Meybod plans to hold a festival on February 16 with the goal of highlighting traditional floor covering Zilou.
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2017-08-08 14:11
Rueen, a hub of traditional textile in Iran
A woman uses an indigenous spinning wheel to make thread from natural fiber at a small-scale workshop in Rueen, a village in northeast Iran, August 5, 2107. Situated in Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province, Rueen is famed for its delicate handwoven and industrial wrappers, colorful garments that are widely worn by women.
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2017-08-08 08:41
Rueen, a hub of traditional textile in Iran
A woman uses an indigenous spinning wheel to make threads from natural fiber at a small-scale workshop in Rueen, a village in northeast Iran, August 5, 2107.
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2017-05-05 12:21
Nomadic carpets, textile in limelight at Tehran exhibit
TEHRAN – A vast variety of handwoven rugs, carpets, and textile designs by Iranian nomads have been put on show at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran.
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2017-04-19 10:39
Exhibit on traditional handwoven cloths well received by visitors
People visit a major exhibition of traditional Iranian needlework, embroidery and handwoven cloths at Malek National Library and Museum Institution on April 17, 2017. Organized under the auspices of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization, the exhibit will come to an end on April 19.
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2017-02-26 08:28
Traditional textile center opens in Yazd
TEHRAN – A traditional textile center was inaugurated in a historic neighborhood of Yazd on Friday in a bid to liven up the venerable skills of the ancient city.
