Algerian Embroidery, a noble and precious art - Top Destinations in Algeria
If embroidery was once considered an essential basis for the education of young girls from wealthy families, many practice it today because they are unable to follow or continue their studies at school.
Algerian embroidery is still done by hand and if, originally, the only material was gold thread, today it has developed a lot and uses new materials such as pearls, crystals from Swarovski, the sequins….
The embroidery reflects all the subtleties of the Algerian civilization, it is an incomparable reference to the past. Both from the distant past and from the most recent, taking into account these developments.
The fabrics combine delicacy, imagination and creativity, and these craftswomen remain a memory and a beautiful testimony of know-how diluted in diverse and rich cultural contributions.
Algerian Embroidery, a noble and precious art
Also, in Algeria, there are different ways of embroidering, we distinguish the urban embroideries based on gold thread, beading or sequins, and the embroidery of rural and Saharan areas.
The embroidery of Algiers is called Tarz, Truz or Triz, or "Guerguaf", "N'djoum - Kentid" which means: search for elegance.. "B'niqa", "Caftans", "qats", “Karakous” are the haute couture jewels of the old El Djazair. Fairy hands with recognized dexterity sew beautiful arabesques on fabrics that have gone from el gargaf to “fetla” via “El Kentir” and where the embroiderer or embroiderer gives free rein to an overflowing imagination. The holidays are true revealers of current trends and fashions.
Algerian Embroidery, a noble and precious art
Algiers, will culminate the Badrûn, the Qwiyat. the B'diya and other B'niqua and El Abrouk with always the same concern: to please and to attract the gaze of the other, necessarily beautiful. La Broderie de Miliana meanwhile, is Algiers revisited. The meaning "Hadras" or the urban cachet that prevails. From Blida to Médéa via Koléa, the Turkish, Arab or Andalusian influence is everywhere visible.
Constantine embroidery is recognized for its extreme finesse. The patterns are inspired by oriental arabesques.
Algerian Embroidery, a noble and precious art
Annaba embroidery is generally floral and inspired by the work of our Tunisian neighbors, justified by the name "Nabeul" embroidery.
Southern embroidery (Touggourt and M'néa): The first, due to its proximity to the M'Zab valley, is reminiscent in many ways of the trades practiced in the city of Ghardaïa, while the second, renowned for its carpet , is distinguished by great originality in style.
The city of Tlemcen has always been known for the finesse and beauty of its embroidery. The distances are carefully calculated, since it is an art that refuses any error: hard, meticulous work, focused on precision.
The watchful eye arranges the colors. This art is transmitted from mother to daughter. Each one keeps the secrets of art as it keeps the heritage of the ancestors, in drawers. The value of the work is associated with the precision and know-how of the artist. The golden thread of this city is called “fetla” and is famous throughout the country.
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