Shak-bafi and Zari-bafi (gold embroidery) Are the other handcrafts made by women in Qeshm island. This art is done by the use of a kind of wooden mortar called “Joghan” or “Choghan” and with the help of colorful yarns and Khowsi threads wrapped around “Qaleb” spool cylinders, the crafts are hand-knitted.
Shak-bafi and Zari-bafi (weaving) in proportion to the consumer’s requirement varies from 6 millimeters to 5 centimeters in width, and due to its difference width, it is called in various names such as Zari Yek Fazeleh, Zari Dou Fazeleh, Zari Negini, Shak kalleh Ghandi, Gol Ashrafi (motif of a kind of flower). Dal Daali, Khatam bandi…. Which the thinnest Shak (embroidery) is Zan Yek Fazleh, and the thickest one is Marafei that is used for decorating sleeve arff, color edge, front part of the cloth (chest part), edge of skirts in women dresses, also all around the scarf which is called “Makna” and hew of prayer rug.
Iranian Bandari traditional clothes (dress):
It’s a combination of Indian and Arabian clothes that is a result of some changes to make it a moder-day out fit.
