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| Surprise birthday celebration by my little craft family :) |
At the age of 29, I am married to a wonderful man, a complete family with mom and dad still around and surrounded by supportive people who always lift me higher :')
Alhamdulillah.
Friday, October 30, 2015
29th Birthday
At the age of 29, I am married to a wonderful man, a complete family with mom and dad still around and surrounded by supportive people who always lift me higher :')
Alhamdulillah.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Khayamiya at Islamic Art Museum Malaysia
Last two weeks, me and my little craft family went to Islamic Art Museum Malaysia to see and learn the beautiful art of Khayamiya (Arabic خيّامية Khayyāmiyah), the Egyptian art of Tent-making.
3rd October, 2015 | Khayamiya – Khedival to Contemporary: A Lecture by Dr. Sam Bowker
It is a public talk about the history of Khayamiya and how this art has been evolve to something contemporary to suit each generation. Dr Sam which from Charles Sturt University also discussed the challenges on survival of this art towards the future. There are so many information shared and i feel amazed especially on how people at earlier time creatively and patiently stitch every single appliqué until it became a huge huge tent. Amazing and spectacular!
Here are some of the panel and small tent exhibited in the gallery.
7-8 October, 2015 | Stitch Like an Egyptian: Khayamiya Appliqué Masterclass with Hany Mahmoud, Tentmaker of Cairo
We have now learn the theoretical part. Now, let's stitch like an Egyption! ;)
Mr. Hany Mahmoud is one of the master at Tentmaker Street, Cairo. We learn from designing to finishing the panel with (also hand-stitched) border. I poke my thumb with needle sooo many times. But him; he stitch like a sewing machine! XD zub-zub-zubb; fast and precise. It is quite tricky to fold the appliqué initially, but having a quite large canvas (for us) trains us to keep on improving and getting the correct position to make it easier within this two days session.
Something new, something other than paper; Something really different from what I have ventured in this art and craft world. I used to hand-stitch my hijab when i was in school. I thought the skill was already gone. But hey! my teacher said my stitching is perfect! yeayyyyy
Enjoy the picture below :)
It was a very worthwhile experience and really inspiring. The exhibition is still on going until end of January next year. So for those who interested, do make some time to visit and cherish this beautiful art :)
3rd October, 2015 | Khayamiya – Khedival to Contemporary: A Lecture by Dr. Sam Bowker
It is a public talk about the history of Khayamiya and how this art has been evolve to something contemporary to suit each generation. Dr Sam which from Charles Sturt University also discussed the challenges on survival of this art towards the future. There are so many information shared and i feel amazed especially on how people at earlier time creatively and patiently stitch every single appliqué until it became a huge huge tent. Amazing and spectacular!
Here are some of the panel and small tent exhibited in the gallery.
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| Three brothers; very old Khayamiya Panel. They used to have bright and vibrant colours |
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| 99 Names of Allah; really amazing. This was the last masterpiece of late Mohammed Dendon ;'( |
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| Beautiful tent at the centre of exhibition hall |
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| Zoom in. See how each appliqué being sewn onto the panel |
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| From lotus bud to lotus flower. So pretty. |
7-8 October, 2015 | Stitch Like an Egyptian: Khayamiya Appliqué Masterclass with Hany Mahmoud, Tentmaker of Cairo
We have now learn the theoretical part. Now, let's stitch like an Egyption! ;)
Mr. Hany Mahmoud is one of the master at Tentmaker Street, Cairo. We learn from designing to finishing the panel with (also hand-stitched) border. I poke my thumb with needle sooo many times. But him; he stitch like a sewing machine! XD zub-zub-zubb; fast and precise. It is quite tricky to fold the appliqué initially, but having a quite large canvas (for us) trains us to keep on improving and getting the correct position to make it easier within this two days session.
Something new, something other than paper; Something really different from what I have ventured in this art and craft world. I used to hand-stitch my hijab when i was in school. I thought the skill was already gone. But hey! my teacher said my stitching is perfect! yeayyyyy
Enjoy the picture below :)
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| Ok, you have to finish the whole piece within two days. Arkkk! |
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| Mr. Hany Mahmoud demonstrate how to construct a symmetrical design |
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| And also prepare and stitch the appliqué onto the canvas |
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| Ok, let's start! |
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| Mr. Hany mahmoud shows his current work. Not finish yet, he said. For me, this is already perfect!! |
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| More to go! (^_^)" |
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| Last part, applying border |
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| Yeayyyy ! |
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| This equals to more homework. Errr... Errr... |
It was a very worthwhile experience and really inspiring. The exhibition is still on going until end of January next year. So for those who interested, do make some time to visit and cherish this beautiful art :)
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