Egyptian Assuit Fabric

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Egyptian assuit fabric. The most popular color. This fabric isn t made in assuit very much anymore. Other spellings include assuite asyut assyut asyute and azute. Assuit is a netting fabric embroidered with metal.

Other spellings include assuite asyut assyut asyute and azute. This is why many people call the fabricassuit. The metal may be nickel silver copper or brass and it is threaded through the holes in the net folded over cut and flattened making little packets of metal. The fabric is not documented prior to the 19th century though similar textiles existed in the middle east in earlier times.

Tiny metal tabs are married into the fabric making a shimmering design. The embroidery is done by threading wide needles with flat strips of metal about 1 8 wide. Favorite add to black with gold egyptian assuit hipscarf scarf w crochet and gold beads desireestreasures. This assuit fabric is hand made and hand dyed in egypt.

Assuit is an egyptian netting fabric embroidered with real metal and named after its city of origin asyut a region of upper egypt at the heart of the textile industry during the 19th century. The most common assuit fabric material is cotton. 5 out of 5 stars 62 62 reviews 350 00. Tulle bi telli also known as assuit or assiut after asyut where it is made is a textile marrying cotton or linen mesh with small strips of metal.

Each section of cloth measures approximtely 75 by 30. Tulle bi telli also known as assuit is a textile marrying cotton or linen mesh with small strips of metal. Egyptian traditional assiut asyut shawl. The metal may be nickel silver copper or brass and it is threaded through the holes in the net folded over cut and flattened making little packets of metal.

Only 3 available and it s in 6 people s carts. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about assuit fabric. Tulle bitallifabric used to be made in the town of assuit which is located in upper egypt. The embroidery is done by threading wide needles with flat strips of metal about 1 8 wide.

The artisan makes one stitch at a time then cuts the. The name translates roughly as net with metal. Assuit is a netting fabric embroidered with metal. Well you re in luck because here they come.

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