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Wednesday, 23 November 2016 17:19
Embroidered Turkish Towel
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses an embroidered napkin or towel. It is a type of cloth, decorated along the two short ends, which is called a yaglik. It dates to the mid-nineteenth century. It is made of cotton, with silk thread and metal thread embroidery. It measures 245 x 35 cm. Stitches used are the double running stitch, the musabak stitch and the satin stitch.
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