An elegant and unique hand embroidered pendant on a leather neckpiece. This embroidery is of an Ourfa flower in a blue and golden colour.
This pendant is not just a piece of jewellery, it helps preserve a long and rich heritage of needlework.
The Ourfa design has floral patterns and laces are dominant. Simple and intricate embroidery patterns reflect the spirit of medieval painting.
Embroidered Necklace - Ourfa flower
The pendant measures 4cm x 5cm. The leather neckpiece is approximately 55cm in length.
Maral Sheuhmelian Berberian is an embroidery artist from Aleppo, Syria. Her family moved to Armenia in 2015 during the war in Syria. Her teacher was her grandmother and Maral jokes that even before she could walk, she could work with a needle. Maral knows traditional Armenian embroidery techniques like Svaz, Van, Ourfa, Marash and Ayntap/Aintab.
