Pateh Doozi, Iran’s Traditional Needlework Folk Art

Date: 03 April 2022 - 21:23

News ID: ۱۰۱۲۰۵

KERMAN (IP) -- Pateh Doozi is an Iranian traditional needlework folk art, which originated in and is associated mainly with Kerman province, where it is produced by women.
Pateh Doozi consists of woolen fabric or shawl called ‘Ariz’ and the embroidery threads, which as usually made of the same woolen yarns.
Lida Hakimipour, a 27-year-old girl from Kerman, has worked in Pateh Doozi in Kerman and Sirjan kilim for seven years.
Sirjan is also considered one of the centers of Iranian handicrafts.
Mahi Siah (Black Fish) is a brand she founded to promote Pateh Doozi at home and abroad. Mahi Siah intends to modernize Pateh Doozi in Kerman to be used in daily lives. By combining different and new designs, Pateh Doozi will be introduced to tourists more than once before.
In an interview with Iran Press, Hakimipour said: “Pateh Doozi is welcome in domestic and international exhibitions.”
In the past, Pateh Doozi was used in a few cases, but today it is used in other crafts such as clothes, shawls, bags, shoes.