Egyptian Assuit Fabric

Egyptian traditional assiut asyut shawl.

Egyptian assuit fabric.

Assuit shawls were made into garments by purchasers particularly during the 1920s. Assiut asyut tally shawls شيلان تللى من اسيوط. Much later the great couture houses such as dior and jean paul gaultier reworked the styles but the fabric always remained true to it s original beauty. Known as tulle bi telli or al tally throughout egypt.

Assuit is a netting fabric embroidered with metal. Tulle bitalli fabric used to be made in the town of assuit which is located in upper egypt. The name translates roughly as net with metal. Assuit has remained popular with egyptian bellydancers through the years below in the 70 s we have nagwa fouad.

Also known as tally shawl tulle bi telli or metal embroidery on tulle fabric tally is a special form of embroidery made with silver or gold threads. Tulle bi telli also known as assuit or assiut after asyut where it is made is a textile marrying cotton or linen mesh with small strips of metal. Known as tulle bi telli or al tally throughout egypt arabic for net with metal its alternative spellings due to its transliteration from arabic to english. The embroidery is done by threading wide needles with flat strips of metal about 1 8 wide.

Other spellings include assuite asyut assyut asyute and azute. Size 205cm x 70m 80 x 27 assuit is a netting fabric embroidered with metal. Hand hammered silver metal thread into net tulle fabric. The embroidery is done by threading wide needles with flat strips of metal about 1 8 wide.

The fabric s name is seen in many alternate spellings including asyut assyut asyute asuit assuite and azute. Only 1 available and it s in 2 people s carts. Elegant assuit shawl assuit fabric assiut telli scarf assiut tally shawls. Assuit is an egyptian netting fabric embroidered with real metal and named after its city of origin asyut a region of upper egypt at the heart of the textile industry during the 19th century.

Jun 25 2018 assuit is an egyptian netting fabric embroidered with real metal and named after its city of origin asyut a region of upper egypt at the heart of the textile industry during the 19th century. Most of the tulle bitalli that is sold today is actually made in suhag by highly skilled artisans and then sold at tourist shops in cairo or overseas. This is why many people call the fabric assuit. Favorite add to egyptian tulle assuit golden purple shawl veil.

Black egyptian assuit silver metal embroidered wrap shawl scarf. It is found most often in the form of a shawl but also seen in small squares large pieces used as bed canopies and even traditional egyptian dresses. The fabric is not documented prior to the 19th century though similar textiles existed in the middle east in earlier times. This fabric isn t made in assuit very much anymore.