The Textile Research Centre (TRC), Leiden, has a pair of late twentieth century, leather, gold embroidered men's Oriental slippers (babouches; paizâr) from among the Pashtuns in Afghanistan (TRC 2008.0290a-b). They measure 27 x 11 cm.
The Textile Research Centre (TRC), Leiden, houses an elaborately decorated face veil from the northern parts of the Sinai, Egypt. It measures 36 x 32 cm; the bead tassels are about 50 cm long. Locally called a burqa, the veil is made of cotton cloth and decorated with cotton thread, metal coins and glass beads.
The collection of the Textile Research Centre (TRC), Leiden, includes an embroidered man's gown from the Kano region, Nigeria, acquired in 1989. The gown measures 110 x 110 cm. It is made of hand woven cotton and decorated with hand embroidery.
The collection of the Textile Research Centre (TRC), Leiden, includes an early twentieth century's woman's blouse (locally called a pirahan) from Iran that is decorated with badla work and applied beads. The blouse measures 54 x 30 cm; the sleeves are 32 cm long. This type of blouse is sometimes associated with Jewish brides. Badla work is called in Irab khus-duzi.
The Textile Research Centre (TRC), Leiden, houses a pair of hand embroidered shoes from the Siwa oasis, Egypt. Localled called srabin, the shoes date to the late twentieth century.
The Textile Research Centre (TRC), Leiden, has a waistcoat from Afghanistan, locally called a waskat. The waistcoat dates to the late twentieth century. The waistcoat, worn on festive occasions, is made of red velvet with gold braid passementerie in geometric patterns. This style of decoration is generally associated with the Afghan capital, Kabul.
The Textile Research Centre (TRC), Leiden, houses a man's cap from Oman. locally called a kumma. The headgear was purchased in Oman in 1996. The cap is made of factory woven material and is decorated with hand embroidered eyelets. Such caps were traditionally made by a girl for her fiancé/husband.
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a Belgian bobbin lace border that commemorates the accession to the throne of King Charles II of Spain ("the bewitched") in 1665 (aged three). The inscription reads: CA SECO REX HPA. At the time of Charles II's accession, the southern Netherlands (nowadays Belgium) still formed part of the Spanish empire.
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a sampler from Mexico that dates to the late eighteenth century. The ground material is linen and the embroidery is worked in gilt and coloured silks, and with spangles. The sampler measures 12 x 15.25 cm.
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses a sampler from Mexico that is dated to 1860. The ground material is linen and the embroidery is worked in cotton and silk. The embroideress is Rosa Maria Vasconcelos (born 1800). The sampler includes geometric shapes, following Spanish traditions. The sampler measures 40 x 38.1 cm.
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The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses an embroidered panel that originates from pre-Columbian Peru and has been dated to the period 500-100 BC. The embroidery is carried out in wool on a cotton ground, and worked in stem stitch. The fragment measures 11 x 8.5 cm.
The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries forms part of a much larger group of medieval textiles that were collected in Egypt in the early twentieth century by the Egyptologist, Percy E. Newberry. The textiles were donated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford in 1941.
Betty Jacobson Hechtman (1947) has written a series of detectives that feature Molly Pink, who organises various events in a California bookshop, including those of the Tarzana Hookers. Titles include Hooked on Murder (2008); Dead Men Don't Crochet (2008); Seams Like Murder (2016; "delicious recipe & crochet pattern included").
The Needlecraft Mystery series includes a list of books written by Monica Ferris. They feature Betsy Devonshire, who runs a needlecraft shop ('Crewel World') in Excelsior, Minnesota, USA. Titles include 'Crewel World' (1999: "where murder in a small town keeps one smart lady on pins and needles"; "free needlepoint pattern included"); 'Framed in Lace' (1999); 'A Murderous Yarn' (2002); 'Hanging by a Thread' (2003), etc.