Central Asian women have been embroidering since time immemorial, but it was specifically in 19th century that embroidery became one of the most developed, popular and flourishing types of traditional art forms. Tajik embroidery differs by big range of kinds and multiplicity of design. This multiplicity of artist design of forms and shapes, color combinations and decorative rhythms specifies by the nature of Tajikistan. Bright colors of embroidery of one region of Tajikistan changes into gentle and delicate type of embroidery of other region. Definition, graphic patterns of mountain tajik people is completely not like soft pattern compositions of the plain tajiks. Therefore, Tajik embroidery divides into two group of kinds: mountainous and plain.
Since earliest times Tajikistan people decorated with embroidered patterns not only their clothes but also their hoses.
Embroidery is one of the most popular types of handicrafts. Various combinations of improvisation can be met and the craftswomen have developed an infinite number of patterns.
Talent and skill is required for combining the patterns and determining their relative proportions. Skilled artisans embroider from memory without laying a pattern on the tissue.
Techniques used mainly by the Yak House members are called Charma and Tes kaiyk. Tes Kaiyk is quite specific to the Kyrgyz of the Eastern Pamir.
Most household articles linked to the nomadic way of life were decorated with embroidery, from horse covers (Dikak) to the curtain covering the entrance of a yurt (eshik tysh), and from bag-kept dishes (tabakh kap) to bridal head-covers (Chach Kep).
Despite Soviet influence and the settling of the Kyrgyz community, embroidery remained a very important element of decoration in new houses.
In order to produce high quality items, the threads and tissues, mainly cotton has been using.
Embroidery work is usually applied to the dark background using threads of light and bright colors.
The Yak House supports the artisans in the creation of their own patterns and combinations thus expressing their artistic feeling considered to be an entire component of embroidery-making.
