The Art of Making Safeefah: Rooted in the Palm Tree (@IrthiCrafts)
byExploring the traditional Emirati craft of Safeefah making, and how it started and the different techniques behind it, and learning more about what the…
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Irthi (@IrthiCrafts) Bringing to Light Talli and its Artisans
byExploring the making of Talli – an Emirati traditional craft- and Bidwa, the social development programme under Irthi Crafts Council. In a wide grey…
Irthi Crafts Council(@irthicrafts): Developing New Markets
byTraditional crafts pave way for women and creativity. Last February my attendance to an Emirati traditional crafts event initially incited in me an interest…
Harboring an Endangered Craft – Al Sadu
byA traditional Emirati craft, Al-Sadu, is threatened by extinction. Walking into a traditional Bedouin majlis, one would find the furniture decorated in primary colors…