The Lajvard Boteh termeh tablecloth lays a square metre of deep lapis silk across any table, its surface raised with gold-toned hand embroidery in the boteh jegheh motif that Persian textile art has used for generations. Finished at 100 x 100cm, this termeh tablecloth works equally well on a coffee table, a side table or a Nowruz spread, and it suits anyone who wants a genuine Persian handicraft rather than a printed copy. It is one of the more detailed cloths in the Persis Collection, made entirely by hand.
An Authentic Persian Tablecloth, Hand-Embroidered in Silk
This hand-embroidered termeh tablecloth is woven from four-colour silk termeh, a fabric long favoured in Persian textile work for its weight and sheen, then finished with a 10cm border of raised sarma-doozi embroidery worked entirely by hand rather than machine. A padded base sits beneath the stitching, so the floral and leaf border and the central boteh design lift clearly off the lajvardi ground, and a first-grade lining on the reverse protects the threads from the underside. Because the metallic embroidery is raised and delicate, it should only be specialist dry cleaned, never washed by hand or machine; dust can be lifted with a soft dry brush, ironing should stay off the stitched areas, and the cloth is best stored flat, away from damp, direct sunlight, perfume and household chemicals. Every order placed with Persis Collection also supports the Persian artisans who keep this slow, hand-guided embroidery technique in practice.
The Boteh Lajvard Story: A Night Sky Worked in Silk
Persian craftworkers have long treated lajvardi blue as the colour of a night sky holding its secrets, and this cloth plays that idea out in thread rather than paint. Across the deep blue ground, small boteh jegheh shapes sit like steady flames, while the 10cm border carries a continuous run of embroidered flowers and leaves that reads like a garden picked out in gold. In one corner, a single larger boteh rises above the rest, a motif Persian textile tradition often reads as a symbol of growth and continuity. The contrast between the bright sarma thread and the dark silk ground gives the finished tablecloth its depth, and it sits well alongside the Ghalamkari tablecloths in the Persis Collection home range. Readers curious about the wider craft can see more on termeh weaving.
Specifications:
- Material: four-colour silk termeh with first-grade lining
- Size: 100 x 100 cm
- Weight: 1320 g
- Colour: lajvardi (deep blue)
- Border: 10cm hand sarma-doozi embroidery
- Design: boteh jegheh with floral and leaf border
- Technique: fully hand-sewn, raised embroidery on a padded base
- Shape: square
- Care: specialist dry clean only
