Talli_almās: (Arabic: almās: diamond), colloquially in the UAE refers to a repeated diamond-shaped patterns used in (tallī) making, closely similar to (Talli_’ain_mozah). It requires 16 spools (dhahārī) of thread, 2 metallic straw (khūṣah), and 15 hours of work to obtain a meter-long cord.
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