Embroidered Cloud Collar
Cloud Collars were worn by nobility as decoration on both katibi-ha and qaba-ha. The collars were either part of the garment, or detachable. The embroidery is completed in satin stitch with silk floss. Satin stitch was one of the many stitches used in medieval Persia. The ground fabric is hand-dyed silk satin. I used modern dyes because of the difficulty in obtaining the correct, period dyes as well as the toxicity of the mordants. Please see the article on the website on embroidery for full documentation regarding Persian embroidery.