PALESTINIAN
EMBROIDERY
Shelagh Weir and Serene Shahid
Published by British Museum Publications, 1988
7.5" x 9.75" - 48 pages
17 Color illustratons, 14 black and white photographs, 42 diagrams
Paperback
This
cross stitch embroidery was used profusely on the rich traditional
dresses worn by Palestianian women of the 19th century. It occasionally
decorated cushions for adding color to the humble dwellings.