>Shisha embroidery originated in the 17th century in India. People in lower classes mimicked the jeweled garments of the wealthy by decorating fabric with silver beetles' wings and chips of mica. When a process for manufacturing tiny mirror discs was developed during the Mughal Empire, these tiny mirrors or shisha were swiftly adopted for fabric embellishment.
[Here is the instruction on how to make a Shisha embroidery.](https://www.needlenthread.com/2013/10/stitch-fun-shisha-stitch-tutorial.html)
Hope to get deeper into Electronic Textiles one day, it was a lot of fun!
