Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is Director of the Textile Research Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1. General InformationIntroductionThe EmbroiderersForeign Influences and SourcesMaterials and EquipmentHand and Machine Embroidery TechniquesDesigns and Colours 2. Embroideries from Archaeological and Historical SourcesEmbroideries from the Tomb of TutankhamunLate Classical and Early Medieval Embroideries from Archaeological Sites in Egypt and Nubia Early Archaeological Embroideries from the Eastern Mediterranean and IraqCoptic, Byzantine and Arab Sicilian EmbroideryLate Medieval Embroideries from Egyptian Archaeological SitesEmbroideries from Qasr Ibrim, Egyptian Nubia - Nettie K. Adams, USAMedieval Embroideries from the Qadisha Valley, LebanonMedieval Styles of Embroidery from Egypt and the Eastern MediterraneanEmbroidered TirazSnapshot: The KiswaEgyptian Applique and the Street of the Tent MakersOttoman Turkish Embroidery - Sumru Krody, Textile Museum, USA3. Regional Embroidery from North Africa and the Middle EastSnapshot: The Maghreb and EmbroideryEmbroidery from Morocco - with Caroline Stone, University of Cambridge, UKSnapshot: The Jewish Kiswa al-Kabira and Related GarmentsEmbroidery from AlgeriaEmbroidery from TunisiaEmbroidery from LibyaSnapshot: Tuareg EmbroideryEmbroidery from Egypt - with Shahira Mehrez, EgyptEmbroidery from SudanSnapshot: The Aba and BishtSamaritan and Jewish Ritual EmbroideryEcclesiastical Vestments and Embroidery from Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean - Karel Innemee, Leiden University, The NetherlandsEmbroidery and Dres from Lebanon - with Nour Majdalany, Lebanese Heritage Foundation, LebanonA General Introduction to Palestinian Embroidery - with Widad Kawar, JordanPalestinian Embroidery and Clothing - with Widad Kawar, JordanNegev and Sinai Bedouin Embroidery - with Shahira Mehrez, EgyptEmbroidery from Jordan - with Widad Kawar, JordanEmbroidery from Syria - with Widad Kawar, Jordan and Layla Pio, JordanEmbroidery from Iraq - with Layla Pio, JordanEmbroidery from Saudi Arabia - with Laila Al Bassam and Tahani Al-Ajaji, College of Design and Arts, Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University (PNU), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSnapshot: Three Saudi Arabian Fashion Designers Using EmbroideryEmbroidery from Yemen - with Marjorie Ramson, USASnapshot: Neksha Harazi: The Hand Embroidery Company of Al Hajjarah, Yemen - Ghaleb Alburaai, Yemen, and Alison Elliott, UKEmbroidery from Oman and ZanzibarSnapshot: Zarri Metal Thread Embroidery from IndiaEmbroidery from the Gulf States Snapshot: Colonel and Mrs Dickson's Embroidered Garments4. Appendices and IndexHand Embroidered StitchesStitch List Based on 'Family' GroupsStitch List A-ZGlossary of National and Regional Dress TermsGlossary of Textile TermsMuseum CollectionsBibliographyIndex

With the Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World, Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood has produced the kind of volume that could only come from someone with many years of experience both in textile scholarship and with teaching hands-on textile crafts. Her expertise in the history and contemporary manifestations of these diverse traditions has resulted in an essential reference for scholars and textile artists alike.

Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is Director of the Textile Research Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1. General InformationIntroductionThe EmbroiderersForeign Influences and SourcesMaterials and EquipmentHand and Machine Embroidery TechniquesDesigns and Colours 2. Embroideries from Archaeological and Historical SourcesEmbroideries from the Tomb of TutankhamunLate Classical and Early Medieval Embroideries from Archaeological Sites in Egypt and Nubia Early Archaeological Embroideries from the Eastern Mediterranean and IraqCoptic, Byzantine and Arab Sicilian EmbroideryLate Medieval Embroideries from Egyptian Archaeological SitesEmbroideries from Qasr Ibrim, Egyptian Nubia - Nettie K. Adams, USAMedieval Embroideries from the Qadisha Valley, LebanonMedieval Styles of Embroidery from Egypt and the Eastern MediterraneanEmbroidered TirazSnapshot: The KiswaEgyptian Applique and the Street of the Tent MakersOttoman Turkish Embroidery - Sumru Krody, Textile Museum, USA3. Regional Embroidery from North Africa and the Middle EastSnapshot: The Maghreb and EmbroideryEmbroidery from Morocco - with Caroline Stone, University of Cambridge, UKSnapshot: The Jewish Kiswa al-Kabira and Related GarmentsEmbroidery from AlgeriaEmbroidery from TunisiaEmbroidery from LibyaSnapshot: Tuareg EmbroideryEmbroidery from Egypt - with Shahira Mehrez, EgyptEmbroidery from SudanSnapshot: The Aba and BishtSamaritan and Jewish Ritual EmbroideryEcclesiastical Vestments and Embroidery from Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean - Karel Innemee, Leiden University, The NetherlandsEmbroidery and Dres from Lebanon - with Nour Majdalany, Lebanese Heritage Foundation, LebanonA General Introduction to Palestinian Embroidery - with Widad Kawar, JordanPalestinian Embroidery and Clothing - with Widad Kawar, JordanNegev and Sinai Bedouin Embroidery - with Shahira Mehrez, EgyptEmbroidery from Jordan - with Widad Kawar, JordanEmbroidery from Syria - with Widad Kawar, Jordan and Layla Pio, JordanEmbroidery from Iraq - with Layla Pio, JordanEmbroidery from Saudi Arabia - with Laila Al Bassam and Tahani Al-Ajaji, College of Design and Arts, Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University (PNU), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSnapshot: Three Saudi Arabian Fashion Designers Using EmbroideryEmbroidery from Yemen - with Marjorie Ramson, USASnapshot: Neksha Harazi: The Hand Embroidery Company of Al Hajjarah, Yemen - Ghaleb Alburaai, Yemen, and Alison Elliott, UKEmbroidery from Oman and ZanzibarSnapshot: Zarri Metal Thread Embroidery from IndiaEmbroidery from the Gulf States Snapshot: Colonel and Mrs Dickson's Embroidered Garments4. Appendices and IndexHand Embroidered StitchesStitch List Based on 'Family' GroupsStitch List A-ZGlossary of National and Regional Dress TermsGlossary of Textile TermsMuseum CollectionsBibliographyIndex

With the Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World, Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood has produced the kind of volume that could only come from someone with many years of experience both in textile scholarship and with teaching hands-on textile crafts. Her expertise in the history and contemporary manifestations of these diverse traditions has resulted in an essential reference for scholars and textile artists alike.

Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is Director of the Textile Research Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1. General InformationIntroductionThe EmbroiderersForeign Influences and SourcesMaterials and EquipmentHand and Machine Embroidery TechniquesDesigns and Colours 2. Embroideries from Archaeological and Historical SourcesEmbroideries from the Tomb of TutankhamunLate Classical and Early Medieval Embroideries from Archaeological Sites in Egypt and Nubia Early Archaeological Embroideries from the Eastern Mediterranean and IraqCoptic, Byzantine and Arab Sicilian EmbroideryLate Medieval Embroideries from Egyptian Archaeological SitesEmbroideries from Qasr Ibrim, Egyptian Nubia - Nettie K. Adams, USAMedieval Embroideries from the Qadisha Valley, LebanonMedieval Styles of Embroidery from Egypt and the Eastern MediterraneanEmbroidered TirazSnapshot: The KiswaEgyptian Applique and the Street of the Tent MakersOttoman Turkish Embroidery - Sumru Krody, Textile Museum, USA3. Regional Embroidery from North Africa and the Middle EastSnapshot: The Maghreb and EmbroideryEmbroidery from Morocco - with Caroline Stone, University of Cambridge, UKSnapshot: The Jewish Kiswa al-Kabira and Related GarmentsEmbroidery from AlgeriaEmbroidery from TunisiaEmbroidery from LibyaSnapshot: Tuareg EmbroideryEmbroidery from Egypt - with Shahira Mehrez, EgyptEmbroidery from SudanSnapshot: The Aba and BishtSamaritan and Jewish Ritual EmbroideryEcclesiastical Vestments and Embroidery from Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean - Karel Innemee, Leiden University, The NetherlandsEmbroidery and Dres from Lebanon - with Nour Majdalany, Lebanese Heritage Foundation, LebanonA General Introduction to Palestinian Embroidery - with Widad Kawar, JordanPalestinian Embroidery and Clothing - with Widad Kawar, JordanNegev and Sinai Bedouin Embroidery - with Shahira Mehrez, EgyptEmbroidery from Jordan - with Widad Kawar, JordanEmbroidery from Syria - with Widad Kawar, Jordan and Layla Pio, JordanEmbroidery from Iraq - with Layla Pio, JordanEmbroidery from Saudi Arabia - with Laila Al Bassam and Tahani Al-Ajaji, College of Design and Arts, Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University (PNU), Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaSnapshot: Three Saudi Arabian Fashion Designers Using EmbroideryEmbroidery from Yemen - with Marjorie Ramson, USASnapshot: Neksha Harazi: The Hand Embroidery Company of Al Hajjarah, Yemen - Ghaleb Alburaai, Yemen, and Alison Elliott, UKEmbroidery from Oman and ZanzibarSnapshot: Zarri Metal Thread Embroidery from IndiaEmbroidery from the Gulf States Snapshot: Colonel and Mrs Dickson's Embroidered Garments4. Appendices and IndexHand Embroidered StitchesStitch List Based on 'Family' GroupsStitch List A-ZGlossary of National and Regional Dress TermsGlossary of Textile TermsMuseum CollectionsBibliographyIndex

With the Encyclopedia of Embroidery from the Arab World, Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood has produced the kind of volume that could only come from someone with many years of experience both in textile scholarship and with teaching hands-on textile crafts. Her expertise in the history and contemporary manifestations of these diverse traditions has resulted in an essential reference for scholars and textile artists alike.