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Al Naqda Embroidery for Beginners

Al Jasra Handicrafts Centre is holding an interactive workshop Al Naqda art, and its techniques for beginners. Al Naqda is part of Bahraini traditional heritage, when women’s attire was hand embroidered with real silver thread using a special needle known as “Al Naqda”. This workshop aims to train and prepare a group of Bahraini women to engage in the Bahraini local industries market through the “Made in Bahrain” project by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, and to enhance their opportunities to join the circle of traditional art.

Objectives of Al Naqda Embroidery Workshop for all levels (Level 1, Intermediate, and Advanced):

• Preserve Bahraini cultural heritage and provide a supportive environment for it.
• Prepare Bahraini women to be qualified masters of Al Naqda art.
• Enhance the creative side of the trainees, as handicrafts are a means of leisure.
• Train and teach female trainers how to be successively capable of coming up with market-based products and to achieve sustainability in that regard.
• Create job opportunities that enhance the financial element of the trainees, especially women and housewives, and help them reach self-sufficiency.
• Unleash and unlock human potential to benefit society.
• Prepare future fashion designers who can compete locally and internationally.

Level 1 Workshop Topics:

Age: 13 years old and above.

Language:  Arabic & English.

Workshop fees: (including all tools).

For enquiry: handicrafts.workshops@culture.gov.bh