Kurar (embroidery)

Kurar ) is a type of Arabic embroidery of weaving gold, silver and silk threads to create ribbons used to decorate clothing.
Each ribbon is made by a group of at least three women, the width of ribbon depending on the number of weavers. After preparing threads, a group of women, sitting in one row, weave threads through their fingers and crossing arms with next women. One woman, sitting opposite, collects threads and tightens them with a special needle, creating the ribbon.
When the whole length has been made, the ribbon is smoothed and polished with special "stones" and finally sewn to the rim of a dress. It takes about three days's work to make one length.
Contemporary art is vanishing and kurar ribbons are being replaced by industrial-made decorations.