Seeking the Syrian Stitch

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Storey, Helen and El Nayal, Nabil and Fisher, Karen (2021) Seeking the Syrian Stitch. In: Seeking the Syrian Stitch, 19 November - 4 December 2021, Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan.

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The group of embroider makers in ...	First experiments for finding new ...	embroidery of a Syrian tree, some ...
Faith & stitching (Download)	Embroidered commas - to represent ...	'Washing line' photo shoot in cam ...
Using the paint ' Splash sheet' o ...	Combining painting & embroidery t ...	Digital manipulation of embroider ...

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Type of Research:

Conference, Symposium or Workshop Item

Creators:

Storey, Helen and El Nayal, Nabil and Fisher, Karen

Description:

'Seeking the Syrian Stitch' was a workshop which took place at Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan with 30 women who wished to train professionally in embroidery.

The collaboration was also used to capture the individual stories of the women's lives as refugees and to experiment with new forms of stitches - stitches, which might symbolically represent what it means to be Syrian now, after 10 years of displacement from home.

Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed:

Refugees - migration - livelihoods

Your affiliations with UAL:

Colleges > London College of Fashion
Research Centres/Networks > Centre for Sustainable Fashion

Date:

19 November 2021

Funders:

Unilever

Related Websites:

https://www.unhcr.org/uk/jordan.html, https://blumont.org/where-we-work/jordan/

Related Websites:

https://www.unhcr.org/uk/jordan.html
https://blumont.org/where-we-work/jordan...

Event Location:

Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan

Date Deposited:

29 Nov 2022 09:48

Last Modified:

19 Feb 2026 11:51

Item ID:

19395

URI:

https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/19395

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The group of embroider makers in Zaatari Refugee Camp Nov 2021 :
First experiments for finding new stitch techniques :
embroidery of a Syrian tree, something children have never seen :
Faith & stitching :
Embroidered commas - to represent a life always on pause :
'Washing line' photo shoot in camp :
Presentation of project delivery and outcomes :
Using the paint ' Splash sheet' of a camp artist to inspire stitches and colour use :
Combining painting & embroidery to tell new stories in new ways. :
Digital manipulation of embroidery to illustrate new forms of pattern repeat :

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