Ājideh duzi (The embroidery of the Ājideh)

The Ājideh duzi is one of the most traditional and dated embroidery styles in Iran. In the Ājideh duzi a layer of cotton is placed in the middle of two layers of fabric; then, small drawings and figures in relief are created by sewing on the fabric. This is called Panbeh duzi or Lāye duzi.
Precedents of this art, in Iran, can be traced back to the time of the Parthians and the Achaemenids. Pietro Della Valle, in his travel diary dating back to the era of the Safavid dynasty, mentions - in describing local clothing - a garment worn during the winter by the Iranians. This, in most cases, was derived from cotton, was colored and rich in designs and its interior was subjected to Panbeh duzi. In the city of Māhān (Kermān) and in other parts of the country, this type of embroidery was used to decorate the headdresses of the dervishes, by virtue of its beauty and its solidity and strength.

The pillowcases, the clothes, the dervish hats, the night hats, the carpets, the drapes, the rutakhti, the rukorsi, the coats and some of the typical objects of the kitchen are decorated with this art.
The basis of this work is the use of various types of fabric (or a mixture of fabrics): silk, yarn, cotton, velvet, satin, linen, etc. Drawings such as geo-metric figures, gol or morgh (birds and flowers), gol-e botei (known as "Paisley") and arabesques are among the most common in this art.

Nowadays, the art of the Ājideh duzi is used in the processing of a particular type of headdress of the dervishes, in which the thin parallel lines that distinguish it are clearly visible and in relief.