Keste (literally “a scheme”) is the traditional Kazakh handmade embroidery using colored threads (biz), needles (ilgek), hooks (ilme), and hoops (kergish). There are about forty kinds of complex and simple Kazakh embroidery. The great diversity of embroidery can be observed in yurts during Nauryz or the celebration of nature renewal and in state museums. The photo shows interior items decorated with Kazakh embroidery.

Keste (literally “a scheme”) is the traditional Kazakh handmade embroidery using colored threads (biz), needles (ilgek), hooks (ilme), and hoops (kergish). There are about forty kinds of complex and simple Kazakh embroidery. The great diversity of embroidery can be observed in yurts during Nauryz or the celebration of nature renewal and in state museums. The photo shows interior items decorated with Kazakh embroidery.

The Kazakh herders have been manufacturing leather and wool alongside with food products for many centuries. A lot of necessary things could be made from it for survival of nomads. The modern Kazakh Folk Arts Museums demonstrate rich collections of ornamented felts such as carpets, bags, sacks for home utensils and habitat decoration.