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Pieces & process

Fashion from Sanayef, Sadu weaving, Al-Qatt Al-Asiri paintings and time in heritage workshops. Select any image to see it larger.

Black satin top with sadu-woven bell sleeves and a silver pendant — SanayefSatin top with sadu-woven bell sleeves

Al-Qatt Al-Asiri painting on canvas with coloured bands, triangles and a chequered border — Al-Qatt Al-AsiriAl-Qatt Al-Asiri on canvas

Sadu weavings with fringes and tassels hung across a window — Sadu weavingTraditional Weaving (Sadu) project, Royal Institute of Traditional Arts, 28 September to 9 October 2025

Back of a black cape opening onto a sadu-woven panel — SanayefCape with a sadu panel set into the back

Red and green warp threads stretched on a wooden loom — Sadu weavingRed and green warp set on the loom

Al-Qatt Al-Asiri painting in a gold frame, signed Nadia Alshawi — Al-Qatt Al-AsiriIn a gold frame, signed by the artist

Black velvet jacket with red sadu panels and long black fringe — SanayefVelvet jacket with sadu panels and fringe

Retouching a manuscript leaf with a fine brush at a workshop table — WorkshopsManuscript restoration workshop: retouching with a fine brush

Framed Al-Qatt Al-Asiri painting with the Arabic words هوية حية at its centre — Al-Qatt Al-Asiriهوية حية (Living Identity)

Four looks from Sanayef combining black fabrics with red sadu weaving — SanayefFour looks from the collection

Woven sadu strips in red, green, white and brown with fringed ends — Sadu weavingFinished strips with fringed ends

Black cape with silver brooches, worn with a red tasselled cord — SanayefCape with silver brooches and a tasselled cord

Three Al-Qatt Al-Asiri paintings displayed on easels — Al-Qatt Al-AsiriThree pieces on display

Two looks by Nadia Alshawi on the runway at Art of Heritage — SanayefOn the runway at Art of Heritage

Hands working at a loom — Sadu weavingHands at the loom

Black velvet top with sadu cuffs, worn with layered silver jewellery — SanayefVelvet top with sadu cuffs and traditional silver

A canvas in progress with pencil guides, poster colours and a brush — Al-Qatt Al-AsiriWork in progress: pencil guides, then colour

Cleaning an aged manuscript with a cotton swab — WorkshopsManuscript restoration workshop: surface cleaning

Sadu-woven vest on a hanger with the Sanayef tag — SanayefSadu-woven vest, with the Sanayef tag

Woven sadu strip with geometric motifs — Sadu weavingA sadu strip with its geometric bands

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