On October 4, Ashgabat hosted the final round of the national embroidery contest organized by the Central Council of the Union of Women of Turkmenistan and the National Trade Union Center of Turkmenistan. This was reported by the online publication "Türkmenistan Habarlar Portaly".
The main purpose of the event is to pass on the art of embroidery to new generations and popularize handicrafts. Within the framework of the contest there were performances of folklore groups, which performed folk works. An exhibition of products with national embroidery was also organized.
According to the terms of the contest, the masters first had to choose a pattern, perform preparatory work, draw an embroidery pattern and tell about this kind of needlework. The jury evaluated the correct position of embroidery and needle, the use of yarn and a story about the history of embroidery.
Grand Prix of the contest was won by craftswomen from Akhal velayat, one of them was Gurbanbibi Nurberdiyeva, who has been practicing the art of embroidery since childhood.
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