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
