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Khayamiya

Egyptian decorative art appliqué textile

Khayamiya (Egyptian Arabic: خيّامية khayyāmiyah) is a decorative Egyptian art appliqué textile, that dates back to as far as Ancient Egypt. They are now

Khayamiya

Quilt

Bedcover made of multiple layers of fabric

still sewn by hand in the Street of the Tentmakers (Sharia Khayamiya) in Cairo. Whilst Khayamiya resemble quilts, they typically possess a heavy back layer

Quilt

Egypt

Country in North Africa

reclaimed public spaces. Khayamiya is a traditional Egyptian appliqué textile art primarily made in Cairo's historic ShareʿEl Khayamiya (Arabic: شارع الخيامية

Egypt

Appliqué

Piece of textile ornament, or work created by applying such ornaments to a ground fabric

album quilts, Broderie perse, Hawaiian quilts, Amish quilts, Egyptian Khayamiya, tivaevae, the ralli quilts of India and Pakistan also use appliqué. It

Appliqué

Qasaba of Radwan Bey

Historic site in Cairo, Egypt

Street of the Tentmakers or al-Khayamiya, the last major market dedicated to the sale of decorative textiles known as khayamiya. The market was built by Radwan

Qasaba of Radwan Bey

Qasaba_of_Radwan_Bey

Al-Mu'izz Street

Street in Cairo Governorate, Egypt

south for a few kilometers, passing through the Qasaba of Radwan Bey (al-Khayamiya street), and finally ending at the great Qarafa necropolis (the Southern

Al-Mu'izz Street