Handicrafts are the face of any civilization in history. Every city has a long history of handicrafts in the field of handicrafts that the world has known throughout the ages. Damascene silk workmanship, which still occupies its prestigious place, despite the use of the machine and the proliferation of spread.
Brocar is a luxurious thick cloth historically woven on the hand loom, using silk, gold and silver threads. The city of Damascus, the Syrian capital, has been unique since ancient times, and it has specialized and famous craftsmen and craftsmen.
The brocade is made of 100 percent natural silk, and sometimes white and yellow reeds may be introduced.
The brocard was defined globally as "a fabric made of natural silk threads and inserted into gold or silver threads to increase its beauty and splendor."
For centuries, brocades remained one of the most expensive Damascene products that fascinated East and West. Until it conquered Europe it was known as "Damsco" relative to Damascus, especially since it was universally associated with Damascus, and then known in Italy as "Prokatlo".
The Damascene brocade was ordered by kings, queens, rulers, and celebrities, worn by famous figures such as the French queen Marie Antoinette. Former Syrian President Shukri al-Quwatli also gave Queen Elizabeth several meters of this fabric, which she used to make her wedding dress for King Philip in 1947.
Today, the craft of hand-weaving a brocade is in danger of disappearing, as the number of hand-weaving machines in Damascus has fallen, and the cost of operating the loom, which amounts to thousands of dollars to produce fabric in the traditional way, has become expensive. Gold and silver threads were also replaced by metal threads originating from Europe in traditional brocades, due to their high cost.
Today, the majority of fashion houses use machine-made brocades.