dodonewlife's video: The Palestinian embroidery-

http://www.facebook.com/fayez.m.alshrouf The Palestinian embroidery http://www.facebook.com/Songs.and.Pictures.from.palestine The embroidery with which Palestinian women have traditionally decorated their dresses is one of the most characteristic elements of Palestinian material culture The embroidered dresses of the Palestinian women are very much like Persian carpets. They are not only unusually beautiful. They also tell stories." In the Negev, unmarried Bedouin girls and widows wear dresses with blue embroidery. Once a widow remarries, red or pink embroidery is added Assembling information on the motifs was not easy. The names of motifs change from area to area, and often from one generation to another. "What is a Moon in Ramallah is a Star in Hebron. What is an Orange Branch to a grandmother is a Rose Branch to the granddaughter