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source_url: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/al-talli-traditional-embroidery-skills-in-the-united-arab-emirates-01712 <!-- generated by build_corpus.py from data_sources/ich_elements.json --> # Al Talli **Al Talli, traditional embroidery skills in the United Arab Emirates** Talli is a traditional handicraft practised in various parts of the United Arab Emirates. Demand for Talli is at its highest before the religious festivals (Eids) and during the marriage season in the summer. Also known as Alseen, Talli is usually created with a combination of six cotton threads separated by a silver thread in the middle. These are skilfully woven into colourful shapes with symbolic meanings tied to life in the desert and at sea. The practice is transmitted through both informal family channels and formal educational settings. The gathering of women in houses and residential neighbourhoods to braid Talli has an important social dimension, as it provides an opportunity for social interaction and for the exchange of Talli knowledge. These gatherings also serve as cultural forums in which participants share folk tales, proverbs and other verbal forms of the country's intangible cultural heritage, making the craft a vehicle for far more than textile skills alone. ## Key facts - UNESCO inscription: 2022 (Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity) - A United Arab Emirates national inscription - Also known / searched as: talli, al talli, telli, alseen, al seen, emirati embroidery, traditional embroidery, braiding threads Source: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/al-talli-traditional-embroidery-skills-in-the-united-arab-emirates-01712