Threads of Life – Essay; Gallery 1 –  Studio & Weavers; Gallery 3 – Tapestries

Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre Information 

Threads of Life
Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre, Egypt:

A Journey in Creativity

Ikram Nosshi & Suzanne Wissa Wassef

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Preparing wool
Weavers at RWWAC preparing natural white sheep wool for dying

Dying the wool
Dying the wool in concentrated indigo for dark navy blue

Dying the wool
Dying the wool in light indigo for sky blues

Creating green yarn
Yellow yarns in indigo for shades of green

Reseda (Weld)
Reseda (Weld) boils for 1 hour to produce yellow shades

Madder in the RWWAC gardens
Madder planted in the RWWAC gardens. Roots are used after 3 years to produce orange shades.

Madder
Suzanne Taheya boiling wool in madder

Dyed yarn drying
Coloured wool left to dry after washing at RWWAC