Pateh, Kermani women's art

Pate is a genuine Iranian art that is designed and embroidered by Kerman's tasteful people that come to the patterns of their creative mind.

Pate is the kind of Sewing the pattern as hand-stitched on fluffy and woolen fabrics, which are used in woman and girls Kerman. The Pateh is used for sewing Prayer rug, the cover of Quran, curtains, and coaster. Pateh fabric is a thick woolen fabric that is called Ariz.

Usually, women and girls are housewives. With the help of needles and the color cotton stitches, they're sewing old Iranian patterns such as a tree of life or a Paisley, on the background of thick woolen fabric (Ariz). Threads used the color of sangria, black, light green, dark green, yellow, orange, red, dark blue, lacquer and so on. They mainly use dark thread to make Pateh.

In the past, the use of Pateh-embroidered fabrics by rich people, and has been used as a bundle, curtain, tablecloth, and so on. The oldest "Pateh" is a cloth in the tomb of Shah Nimatullah Wali in Mahan city of Kerman. This Pateh-embroidered made by six ladies in two years and finished in 1285 AH.

• Steps to make Pateh as follows:

To make Pateh, you will first need Ariz dimensions. Then On the tracing paper, they draw their patterns and pierce with the needle. Then carve the patterns on the paper by pouring plaster or charcoal. At the last step, sewed and shaded models by the color threads.

• Take a piece of Kerman with you

One of the best souvenirs of Kerman is Pateh.You can go to the Ganjali Khan bazaar to buy souvenirs from Kerman and buy beautiful Pateh at an affordable price. It is interesting to know that in this bazaar, there is a shop that makes and sells local dolls with a combination of Pateh.