is holding a creative interactive workshop on “Al-Naqda Art” and techniques. Al Naqda art is part of old Bahraini traditional heritage, when in those days women’s attire were hand embroidered with real silver thread utilizing a special needle known as “Al naqda”. In our days, women use this technique on modern products, such as accessories, tissue boxes, handkerchief, gift bags, etc. Frequently, using this type of embroidery in clothes, scarves and ‘bukhnaqs’, whereby, Khoos, which are thin strands of metal that come in either gold or silver, require a special needle to be pulled through cloth. Preferring tulle, wale cotton, and silk chiffons, the craftswomen thread the strands through cloth to create geometrical shapes, crescents, stars, and flowery motifs.
This workshop Basic Techniques of Al-Naqda Art (Advanced level) is 15 hours duration course and open to participants 18 years old and above only. The workshop will be held only in Arabic.
| 22 - 26 August 2021 | 4:00 - 7:00 pm |
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Workshop fees of 30 Dinars, to be paid directly to the trainer. Registration is limited to those who have been vaccinated.
For more information please contact us on:
email: handicrafts.workshops@culture.gov.bh
Registration Form
