The "Dagestan Aul" Museum-Reserve is now showcasing the intricate and once-lost artistry of Kaytag, Miuregin and Usishin embroidery. The exhibition bridges past and present, displaying both historical masterpieces and the work of contemporary artisans who have spearheaded a remarkable cultural revival.

Raziyat Magomedova, lead master-artist at the "Kaytagi" Center, shared the profound history of the craft. "In the past, creating a single piece of embroidery took women from four to six months," she explained. The process was a labor of devotion from start to finish: artisans first dyed their own silk threads and fabrics using natural dyes before a single stitch was made.

What makes this tradition unique, Magomedova notes, is its one-sided embroidery technique—a method found nowhere else—and its deep sacred meaning. "Each piece and every pattern is absolutely unique... Embroidery accompanied a person from birth until death," she says. These intricate patterns were created to mark life's most significant moments: birth, marriage, and death.

To ensure this ancestral art is never lost again, a grassroots educational movement is underway. "We teach children Kaytag embroidery in all 15 schools of the district, as well as in cultural centers and libraries," Raziyat continued. "Recently, we completed a project teaching embroidery on scarves. All of this is done so that we can see embroidery not only in museums, but also so that every child or adult can embroider and know how and why it is done."