Tentmakers of Cairo 02-07-13

In 2008 I took a class with Jenny Bowker at Road to California - it was fantastic.  She had some pieces for sale that were made by the tentmakers and I wrote a check.  I love the color and the stitching is amazing.  However, with all the turmoil and the changes in Egyptian society the tentmakers are not doing great business.  A film maker is trying to raise the money to make a record of the work and the men who stitch the panels.  Doing this will make the information available in the future and, it is to be hoped, that current day tentmakers will have an increase in business.  These days the panels are used on beds, walls and draped over furniture.  The men also sew smaller pieces - pillow sized - that are more apt to be purchased by tourists.  But the workmanship is still excellent.

I posted about the piece that is in the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection at
http://www.delquilts.blogspot.com/2008/01/cairo-tentmaker-hanging-01-21-08.html  

 

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