Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the role of Iranian traditional needlework in people's family and social life with an emphasis on the art of Pateh embroidery. In this article, the history of textile industry, the history of clothes, different sewing styles and how they have been influenced by each other, are studied. According to the "History of Iranian Textile Industry", a book written by Mehdi Beheshtipour, textile industry in Iran dates back to 7000 years ago.Tabari book of history states that this industry goes back to 4000 years ago. Excavations in Shoosh show that burlap weaving, silk weaving and embroidery were forms of art at the time of JamsheedPishdadi. Herodotus says that Xerxes wore embroidered clothes. Marco Polo refers to the art of Kerman's Pateh embroidery in his travelogue. Qajar era is called the renaissance of Iranian needlework. Different styles of needlework have been investigated in previous practical studies with reference to the regionswhere they are common and how they are used. Pateh embroidery is considered as a traditional art in Kerman. This form of needlework has been paid attention to since 1906 from economic, social and cultural perspectives and studied as a profession that can meet people's financial and aesthetic needs.
Highlights
Needlework is known as an art that can have a great effect on individuals' souls, minds and their aesthetic senses by becoming widely spread in social, cultural and family structures
Human beings have long been involved in textile industry and production of cloth
They have always tried to transform the industry and add to its variety.One of the artistic styles in this industry is needlework which is the art of adorning the surface layer of simple cloth
Summary
Needlework is known as an art that can have a great effect on individuals' souls, minds and their aesthetic senses by becoming widely spread in social, cultural and family structures. Human beings have long been involved in textile industry and production of cloth During different ages, they have always tried to transform the industry and add to its variety.One of the artistic styles in this industry is needlework which is the art of adorning the surface layer of simple cloth. The primary signs of textile industry in Iran belong to an era which dates back to 4000 years before Christ These signs and clues which have been obtained through excavations in Shoosh, tell us the industry was one of those applied by Ilami people. This form of art can be a mean to meet financial needs Bourdieu states in his studies about art that individuals who are interested in practical decorative arts are economically weaker and stand at a lower financial status than those interested in experimental and abstract arts.
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