Balochi needlework is a type of handicraft made by the Baloch people. It is considered a heritage art, has been recognized by UNESCO, and it sells internationally.
Balochi woman creating needlework in Iran
Image: نمونه سوزندوزی لباس زنان بلوچ
Image: سوزندوزی پرکار بلوچی
Image: Empress Farah
A rushnyk or rushnik is a decorative and ritual cloth. Made of linen or cotton it usually represents woven or embroidered designs, symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world. They have been used in sacred East Slavic rituals, religious services and ceremonial events such as weddings and funerals. Each region has its own designs and patterns with hidden meaning, passed down from generation to generation and studied by ethnographers.
Rushnyk - Ukrainian embroidered and woven ritual cloth. Pereiaslav, Ukraine.
Belgorod rushniks, Central Russia
Rushniks play in Russia an important part in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It used to be very common to decorate the icons with Rushniks, this tradition is still common.