Overview
Antep Isi, or drawn thread embroidery, is a centuries-old needlework technique that traditionally involves working on white fabric with white thread. The threads are drawn and cut to create designs and patterns that have been passed down for centuries. Today, the embroidery is sometimes made using coloured fabrics and threads. Drawn thread embroidery cannot be mass-produced and requires careful, skilled work. It is usually performed on embroidery hoops for smaller fabrics and frames for larger ones. The embroidered fabric is used in daily life, including for clothes, table covers, bedsheets and accessories. Women, especially grandmothers and mothers, are the primary practitioners and transmitters of this craft, passing down their knowledge to their daughters and granddaughters orally and through demonstration and hands-on practice. Local organizations also run training programmes,...
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Community and Authority
- Communities
- Türkiye
- Languages
- Not specified in UNESCO dataset
- Cultural territories
- Türkiye
- Countries
- Türkiye
How the System Works
Antep Isi, or drawn thread embroidery, is a centuries-old needlework technique that traditionally involves working on white fabric with white thread. The threads are drawn and cut to create designs and patterns that have been passed down for centuries. Today, the embroidery is sometimes made using coloured fabrics and threads. Drawn...
Sources and Evidence
Imported from UNESCO DataHub dataset ich001. Field-level provenance is retained in the record metadata.
Field-Level Provenance
- title
- UNESCO DataHub field title_en
- preferredTitle
- UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
- summary
- UNESCO DataHub field description_en
- type
- UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
- countries
- UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
- categories
- ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
- relationships
- UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
- sourceUrl
- UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
- rights
- UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url
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