The Tent Makers of Cairo

 On Monday we had John and Joan Fisher visit to talk to us about their work with the Tent Makers of Cairo.

A really interesting talk on the History, design and  methods that these men use to create beautiful and distinctive additions to their homes.

 All the pieces are worked onto tent canvas

 

If they want a different colour background, the a piece of coloured fabric is placed on to of the canvas

 

 The designs are drawn onto the background

 and then fabrics is needle turn appliqued onto the drawing

 Lots of designs include Script

 as well as Floral designs

 MAny of the designs come from carved woodwork used in decorative doors

 They also cater for the Egyptian tourist market

 Many of the more modern designs include embroidery too

A great afternoon full of inspiration