Tag: այնթապի ասեղնագործութիւն
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Aintab Embroidery Musings
To say I’m fascinated by drawn thread embroidery is an understatement. I love lace in general, but there’s something extra mesmerizing about geometric open work designs. I first read about Aintab (sometimes written as Ayntab) embroidery in Alice Odian Kasparian’s book Armenian Needlelace and Embroidery, which has beautiful pictures of drawn thread linens, some unfinished.…