Hebron - South Hebron - Al Dhahiriya the chest panel

the chest panel

Other neighboring areas started using that stitch including Jerusalem and Ain Karem village

It is named Al-Aghbani in reference to the silk fabric that carries that name and is imported from Homs and Aleppo in Syria

The back and front shoulders are also embroidered using “Tahriri” threads

The shawl is off-white adorned with a piece of velvet that is embroidered using the same shiny silver threads

Hebron - South Hebron - Al Dhahiriya the chest panelArea: South Hebron villages Made of black polyester fabric, the thobe is embroidered in red silk threads with some additional colours. The embroidery is done in floral and different geometrical patterns, of which the most common is the triangular shape on the chest area called aqwas which means arches in Arabic. In the middle of the arches, we can see other floral and geometrical patterns. The sides are completely covered in triangular shapes, in