WORKSHOP

How to Make a Kurdish Rug

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Saturday, 12th October 2019 | 12:00-18:00

 

The art of carpet making is one of the oldest and most celebrated artistic traditions to have survived to the modern day. Carpets hold a particularly distinguished place in the Middle East where they are held as an item of prestige in mosques, palaces, and houses. The historical methods of carpet-weaving are thus highly valued as skills which incorporate aesthetic beauty with traditional craftsmanship.

In this workshop those taking part will be provided with a miniature loom and be taught basics of rug weaving to produce a small rug.

 

Shorsh Saleh is a Kurdish mixed media artist, carpet designer and weaver. 

Shorsh is an experienced carpet maker and designer. His work has been sold both nationally and internationally to a number of clients including HRH Prince Charles. Saleh teaches carpet weaving at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts and the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha. He also teaches private classes from his studio in London.

 

 


 

The event is supported by the Art Council England and organised in partnership with GULAN.