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Al Jasra Handicrafts Center is holding a creative interactive workshop on Introduction to Al Naqda Embroidery 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.

Workshop topics include:

1st Week	2nd Week	3rd Week	4th Week
Getting to know the Al Nagda tools How to deal with Al Nagda khoos Training on Al Nagda stitches.	Learning the Al Loozia Stitches How to deal with Al Nagda khoos Training on Al Nagda stitches.	Training on Al Farkh stitch How to deal with khoos of Al Nagda How to deal with different fabrics How to deal with types of fabrics training on sewing chick stitch	Training in the Al Kazoowa Stitch How to deal with Al Nagda khoos The in knitting the kazoowa stitches
Workshop Outcomes
Learning the Farkh stitch Al Kazoowa stich	Learning the Farkh stitch	Learning the Al Loozia Stitch	Learning the basic of Al Nagda

• Getting to know the Al Nagda tools

• How to deal with Al Nagda khoos

• Training on Al Nagda stitches.

Workshop Outcomes

• Learning the basic of Al Nagda

Time / No of Hours	Date	Day
10:00 am – 12:00 pm (2 Hours)	7 -14 -21 -28 May 2022	Saturdays

Age: 18 and above.

Language: English & Arabic

Workshop fees (including all tools)