Hello Friends,
Another month
has come to end and it’s hard to believe that half of the year has passed.
Things are
quite in my corner of the world and my plans to stitch more with reduced
working hours this month went down the drain. You ask what happened…well
nothing ..I have been just myself …lazy bum.
I have been
wanting to write this post since a few days and then delaying it for so many
reasons which my mind keeps coming up with.
So here it is…I
would like to share with you pictures of a few craft events I participated
and/or attended.
First is the
Annual Kuwait Textile Art Association Exhibition I visited on 24th May. This
was my first time attending the event and it was until my friend sent below
picture of a cross stitched piece in the exhibition that I decided to attend.
It was such an
amazing experience to look at these beautiful pieces of craft in person. Though
Quilting dominated the show, there were display of crochet, embroidery and cross
stitch too. Once I found out that there is category for cross stitch, I
inquired about the details for participation.
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| Embroidery piece which stood 3rd in the exhibition |
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| 1st Prize-Cross stitch category |
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| The quilt in the centre with the face won 1st prize in Quilting Category |
Next is a
workshop I attended called “Decorative Tassles” on 28th May. This was organized
by Sadu House. A small description of Sadu House “Al Sadu Society is dedicated to preserving, documenting
and promoting the rich and diverse textile heritage of the Kuwaiti Bedouin,
from the nomadic weaving of the desert through to the urban weaving of the town.”
The idea of
the workshop was to involve common people for development of Al Shaheed Park
which is a community park project undertaken by government and various organizations.
The workshop was conducted by Leslie Robertson, US Fulbright Specialist and a
local crochet designer.
We were taught
how to make tassels with normal yarn first and then with locally hand woven yarn. The
ones made with hand woven yarn will be displayed in the park.
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| Learning to make tassel stem |
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| Two tassels I made which will be displayed in the park |
As you know I
was involved in organizing World Wide Knit in Public day here in Kuwait. The
event was a success and we had a humble attendance of 8. A mix of crocheters, cross
stitcher and knitters. Few pictures:
I made badges for the attendees and everyone liked it.
My friend ZoZo gifted these goodie bags to all participants.
I don’t have
any stitching progress to show you this time, however I’m very excited to be
participating in Just one July SAL organized by Justine starting tomorrow. I
will be stitching Flower of the Month piece for this SAL.
That's it for today...Hope you have a blessed July.
wow...that was lovely post Mini... good that you could visit the exhibition..I loved the badges you made for the knit in public event
ReplyDeleteAll kinds of stitchy fun! That show looks like it was wonderful with so much variety. And what a treat to take that tassel class. So great to see needlework alive and well.. right down to the knitting in public!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like the exhibition was a great day out. So much variety and obviously very talented crafters ;)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you've had a busy month! Your knitting in public day looked like fun. Glad you're joining me for Just One July - you may be surprised how much you can achieve in a focused month!
ReplyDeleteYou have had a great month. The exhibition looks fun. I don't quilt myself but do enjoy looking at them, especially ones which are a little out of the ordinary.
ReplyDeleteI think you should definitely enter the cross stitch category next year. Your floral pieces are just as good as the winner.
Congratulations on a successful Knit in Public Day too, hope you all enjoyed yourselves.
A lovely exhibition, you must enter next time yourself with your lovely work.
ReplyDeleteThat exhibition looks fascinating - I do hope you will participate next year. The tassels look like fun and are pretty. Well done with your knit in public day - 8 is a great beginning!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting craft show you could attend. These quilts look so gorgeous, particularly the Baltimore one. I love traditional quilt patterns a lot but also love exhibitions with modern quilts. I agree with the other commenters - next time you should participate with one of your cross stitched pieces as well.
ReplyDeleteThe rack looks great with all the tassels hanging from it. Nice display.
Good to read that the Knitting in Public Day that you organized in Kuwait was a success. I have no idea if such an event has ever taken place here in my small town but I know that there is a knitting group that meet somewhere in a coffee shop to knit and chat. Unfortunately I don't knit ...
Thank you for the encouragement,next time I will try and participate.
DeleteIf you know which coffee shop the group in your town meets you can check and join them. Trust me ,crafting with "real" people is so much fun. WWKIP day is open to all crafters if the organiser is open to it. I don't know knitting and I have been participating in it since last two times.
All great creative, crafty events. I think you should teach us how to make tassels. :)
ReplyDeleteWowzas!!! What a gorgeous event... so much talent!!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed your photos from the textile show, Mini! There is so much variety and so many creative things on display...
ReplyDeleteYou may not be busy stitching but you have been busy doing lots of other fun things!! I love the tassels you made, that sounds like so much fun to have them hanging in the park! I love the badges you made, they are so sweet. And I love the Tetris quilt/wall hanging!! So cool!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't sound like you have been lazy... You certainly have been busy! Good to hear that your event went well :) your badges are so cute!
ReplyDeleteLove the pics of the quilt show... There are some very talented people out there in the world :)
Hugs xx
Thank you for sharing all these beautiful and very interesting pictures. So nice to see what crafters are doing in your country,
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