Zardozi

Zardozi, or zar-douzi or zarduzi, is an Iranian, Indian-subcontinent and Central Asian embroidery type. Zardozi comes from two Persian words: zar or zarin meaning 'gold', and dozi meaning 'sewing'. Zardozi is a type of heavy and elaborate metal embroidery on a silk, satin, or velvet fabric base.

Zardozi embroidery uses a wide variety of gold and silver embellishments such as: flat metal wires, spangles, coiled wires, heavy wires, and twisted wires.
Designs are often created using gold and silver threads and can incorporate pearls, beads, and precious stones.
It is used as decoration for a wide range of applications, including clothes, household textiles, and animal trappings.

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