Shanazel
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More kalidji, but I thought I'd put it here under costumes instead of dance styles. Yesterday a friend of mine who spent many years living in Oman loaned me her collection of Omani embroidery and thobes so I can study them. Oh, gorgeous, fine filmy black fabric emboidered in massive amounts of gold and silver! Headscarves and decorations for the bottom of pants and panels of embroidery to be used on necklines and sleeves. She says the embroideries are done freestyle on "ancient sewing machines." She had a neckline and front panel done in silver and gold that- oh, be still my heart!- she gave to me as a gift! Costume making time!! I think I will use it for a beladi dress instead of a thobe since I need something to wear for a cane dance.