Handicraft Edition
In 2008 I renewed my first saidi costume. I had not worn it since my first performance in 1997. None of my dancers had any costumes that would go with this one, and I had no use for a solo galabeya of this kind. Yet, I loved the fabric.
This is where I took off. [...]
Time to present my dance costumes. We’ll take off with the oldest ones, that is, pre-teaching.
This will be a sort list (both photos were taken in 2002).
First my pink balady dress from 1997, decorated with string of silver sequins.
Dark red glittering galabeya with saidi sleeves, underneat wide silvery harem-type pants from 1997.
The latter has been [...]
I have been into handicraft of all sorts since my childhood. As a kid knitting and crochet became familiar, as well as embroidery and cross-stitching. Later on I took up sewing, and at some point I sewed a huge portion of my clothes.
In university, oriental dance entered my life, and along with it came the [...]