Middle Eastern & Near Eastern Embroidery

A simple square of linen from sometime in the Mamluk period that's carefully worked to be completely reversible . This would be a nice sized project to practice reversible blackwork.

Instructio ns for re-creatin g a border stitched in blackwork and pulled work.

The purpose of this site is to be a resource centre for those interested in the study and practice of pre-16th century (Dark Ages, Medieval and Renaissance) needlework/embroidery and its techniques.

Border and fill patterns for double running stitch.

A brief history of the Mamluks, with good photos of caps and fragments of embroidered textiles.

Photos of extant medieval Islamic textiles, and a brief description of textiles in the Middle East.