This week my craft group took a little field trip to Drew University to view an exhibit of Palestinian Textiles. It was a small exhibit but very interesting. Their cross stitch and embroidery techniques were fabulous. The colors very vivid. The first photo is a woman's face veil. There is a headband that has the face part attached at the middle of the forehead, coming down over the nose and over the face consisting of a lot of small metal discs on a chain. Looks very uncomfortable to me. Other items we saw were pillows, clothes (called thobs or caftans) and other pieces of cloth used for various ceremonies and around the house. We now have a challenge project. Each of us is to come up with something inspired by this exhibit. The parameters are very loose and open. We can do whatever we like, large or small, with any materials and techniques we desire. We have 2 months to complete the project. I've no idea what I'm going to do. Any suggestions?
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