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Couching of Bethlehem

التحريري في بيت لحم

Bethlehem was renowned for couching, its winding lines often worked in gold or silver thread, on dresses and velvet jackets.

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    PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · section: “Bethlehem was renowned for couching that was often done with gold or silver thread…”

    Evidence version: palquest-palestinian-embroidery:v1

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HeritageCouching of Bethlehem is practised in PlaceBethlehem

Role: Renowned for it, often in gold or silver thread

Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question).

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  1. Palestinian Embroidery ↗

    PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · supports · section: “Bethlehem was renowned for couching that was often done with gold or silver thread…”

    Evidence version: palquest-palestinian-embroidery:v1

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HeritageCouching of Bethlehem is a local form of HeritageCouching embroidery (tahriri)

Role: Couching of Bethlehem: a local form of the tradition

Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question).

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  1. Palestinian Embroidery ↗

    PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · supports · section: “Bethlehem was renowned for couching that was often done with gold or silver thread…”

    Evidence version: palquest-palestinian-embroidery:v1

References show the basis of this connection; their count is not a measure of independent corroboration.