The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
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The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
In the Khan el-Khalili, the big old market in the center of old Cairo, you can find just about anything you want. A visit to the Khan is on every tourist itinerary so of course there is no shortag…
With so much to show and tell about my trip to the London International Quilt Festival here's a spot light on the sensational quilts by the Tent Makers of Cairo
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This masterpiece of hand-stitched appliqué, Tentmakers of Cairo Art by master stitcher Shehe in Esam Ali shop at Chareh El Khiamiah located in Old Islamic Cairo, Egypt. This piece was stitched very well by a master one of the Tentmakers of Cairo on Canvas! This piece would have taken approximately three months to stitch and was completed by the one stitcher. Dimensions width 110 cm x length 110cm, (43 inch * 43 inch). Upon sale, the piece will have sleeves added to the back for ease of hanging and the stitcher's name embroidered in the bottom right-hand corner.
Suite de nos visites au festival international de patchwork de Sitges en Espagne. Visite de l'expo-vente des "tentmakers" du Caire-Egypte où nous avons rencontré Ekramy Al farouk. A l'aide d'une aiguille, de fil, d'un dé à coudre et de ciseaux de tailleurs,...
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The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo As soon as I heard the Tentmakers of Cairo would be at the AQS show in Grand Rapids, I knew I had to make the trip to see the exhibit. It was spectacular, if you ever get a chance to see this wonderful show, don't miss it! Here are a few photos from the exhibit. The use of color and intricate designs were so inspiring, I'll be dreaming of these great works for a long time. And I can't wait to get back to Cairo.
"Tentmakers of Cairo" exhibition. Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK. August 2011.
Somewhere in the maze that is Cairo’s market district, there's a narrow lane winding between rows of tightly packed buildings, known as Khan Khayamiya,
Last weekend (took this long to figure out how to get the photos out of my new "smart" phone), I travelled to the AQS show in Michigan. Though a much smaller show than Chicago, it was a great show. The big attraction (for me, at least) was a display of Egyptian tent-quilts. These are made to be the inside walls of ceremonial tents - when the sun shines through it looks like stained glass. Made by mostly men who are looked down upon, these "tent walls" are incredible. I was overwhelmed and stopped taking photos after just a few! I just walked around carrying my jaw. Every one was more stunning than the last. I can't believe the men who make these aren't celebrated! A gal from Australia discovered them when living there, as her hubby was the ambassador to Egypt. She's promoted their craft and two of the men (?) are travelling all over the world to quilt shows to accompany an amazing assortment of their, and others, work. Enough yakking, the photos Katie! I tried to take a good representation of the different styles, but photos just don't do these justice. This video shows more of the quilts and the gal chats with the two men who were also at the show in Michigan. They were demonstrating their craft and I got to see the finishing of one project. This is Hosam Hanafy. He doesn't speak much English, but knew to hold up his finished quilt and smile when he saw my camera phone. He started this on Wednesday at the opening of the show. He finished it Saturday afternoon. He had no pattern, no templates. His circle in the center is perfect and while I missed the sewing, my mom did not - he started with a lumpy-shaped piece and ended with a perfect circle. (That alone is amazing!) The other man travelling with the quilts speaks more English. I didn't see him working, but heard that a comment was made that prompted him to sew WITH HIS EYES CLOSED. He kept going like his eyes were open. Really. Another friend reported that they take a stitch a second. A SECOND! I'm not sure my sewing machine goes that fast half the time! So. If you have a chance to see this show. GO. There were lots of other beautiful quilts. Guild challenge quilts. Quilts to be judged. Quilts to showcase a particular artist. Quilts from the sister city in Japan. But this was amazing. AQS was required to purchase the quilts to be able to bring them in and show them, so you may notice prices or "sold" signs on the quilts. They were being sold. For crazy good prices. Unfortunately I don't have that large of a slush fund for quilting. I bought a few patterns (which you will likely see projects from at least 2 of the 3 before the year is out) and drooled a lot at the vendors. Then stayed and helped tear down the booth my brother and his wife were running. They have a business that does custom embroidery and screen printing (Accurate Promotions if anyone is interested in sending business their way - they can ship to anywhere!) and printed a bunch of quilty t-shirts to sell. It was interesting to see things come down after the show. And how fast. But my quilting? Not so good. I've had to force myself to work a bit every night (when time allows) on my August UFO. Still not done, but here's a few photos... You can finally see where those geese are going, but I've got a long way to finish this quilt. 42 blocks means about a bajillion pieces. Plus sashing and borders. I've decided to scrap the September UFO (#11 - it's a batch of family names embroidered that was going to be a project and wasn't much planned beyond the names, so not much lost) and work on finishing this quilt, plus the two baby quilts that are STILL in the washed-but-not-ironed-fabric stage. Yikes! But this is a holiday (3-day) weekend for those of us in the USA, so I'm trying to take full advantage of that. Of course, the new smart phone is distracting. And the cats. And my imagination. (Some days I can focus, others I end up going 14 different directions and never finish anything...today is one of those multi-directional days!) Happy quilting, Katie
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
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The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
Explore jennybowker's 6508 photos on Flickr!
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo As soon as I heard the Tentmakers of Cairo would be at the AQS show in Grand Rapids, I knew I had to make the trip to see the exhibit. It was spectacular, if you ever get a chance to see this wonderful show, don't miss it! Here are a few photos from the exhibit. The use of color and intricate designs were so inspiring, I'll be dreaming of these great works for a long time. And I can't wait to get back to Cairo.
The Tentmakers of Cairo As soon as I heard the Tentmakers of Cairo would be at the AQS show in Grand Rapids, I knew I had to make the trip to see the exhibit. It was spectacular, if you ever get a chance to see this wonderful show, don't miss it! Here are a few photos from the exhibit. The use of color and intricate designs were so inspiring, I'll be dreaming of these great works for a long time. And I can't wait to get back to Cairo.
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The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
The Tentmakers of Cairo are world renowned for their colorful appliqué wallhangings. If you like colors, bold designs and needlework, have a look at what these men can do! If you aren't familiar with the Tentmakers of Cairo yet, find out what you are missing!
