Egyptian Assuit silver color metal / net tulle fabric Dress Abaya Kaftan

hand-hammered silver color metal thread into net tulle fabric

Measures : 

Length: 131cm ( 51" ) 

Armpit to armpit : 60cm ( 24" ) 

Across the waist: 54cm ( 21" ) 

Assuit is a netting fabric embroidered with metal. The embroidery is done by threading wide needles with flat strips of metal about 1/8” wide. The metal may be nickel silver, copper or brass, and it is threaded through the holes in the net, folded over, cut and flattened, making little packets of metal. When finished, the metal packets are further flattened by rolling and/or hammering over the fabric. The netting is made of cotton or linen. The fabric is also called tulle-bi-telli, an Arabic term meaning “net with metal.”

The patterns formed by this metal embroidery include geometric figures as well as plants, birds, people and camels.