Christina de Korte

Last weeks, I worked on a blog about the Arabic te

Last weeks, I worked on a blog about the Arabic texts on the @textileresearchcentre's khayamiya collection from the Street of the Tentmakers in Cairo: https://www.trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/nl/textiel-momenten/1687-arabic-inscriptions-on-the-trc-s-khayamiya-collection

Thanks to @nancyt.radwan, @armchair_nomad, Islam Ramadan, and Ramiya Suleiman for their help.

1. Khayamiya with part of a hadith in flourish Kufic, Egypt, 2014 (TRC 2014.1066).
2. Khayamiya with signature of the Tentmaker Raouf Ayoub, Egypt, 1998 (TRC 2022.1805).
3. Khayamiya with basmalah in braided Kufic (top) and flourish Kufic (bottom), Egypt, 2013 (TRC 2013.0439).

In addition to the updates on my internship at the

In addition to the updates on my internship at the @textileresearchcentre and my preparations for Egypt: I will be part of two very exciting exhibitions in 2025. Hope to share more soon!

Photo by Lize Kraan

While walking through Leiden yesterday, I heard th

While walking through Leiden yesterday, I heard the second result of my fund application round: Hendrik Muller Fonds awarded me a fund for my living expenses in Egypt. I am beyond grateful for the support for my master's thesis research in Cairo next year!

My father took this photo in 2023 when I went material shopping with my khayamiya teacher Ahmed in Cairo.

Read my newest blog 'The advantages of damage: A d

Read my newest blog 'The advantages of damage: A discussion with curator Pim Arts about the recent donation to the TRC of a collection of liturgical vestments' on the website of the @textileresearchcentre: https://www.trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/nl/textiel-momenten/102-news/1685-the-advantage-of-damage-discussing-the-donation-of-liturgical-textiles-with-pim-arts

1. Tagging the liturgical vestments with a collection number
2. A colourful fiddleback chasuble (TRC 2024.3037)
3. Curator Pim Arts visiting the TRC to inspect the recent donation of liturgical vestments. Photograph by Herra Pahlasari.
4. A liturgical burse made from a silk cloth with a woven pattern of paisley (buteh) motifs and other floral forms. Europe, 18th century (TRC 2024.2936).

Read more about my experiences as an intern at @te

Read more about my experiences as an intern at @textileresearchcentre (TRC) in this blog on the website of the TRC: https://trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/en/blog/1684-reflections-on-the-first-month-of-my-internship-at-the-trc

1. Introduction on weaving during the TRC Intensive Textile Course, which really sparked my interest and inspired me in many ways.
2. An applique panel (khayamiya) from Egypt with Arabic calligraphy of Ayat Al-Kursi in square kufic calligraphy (2014) (TRC 2014.1064).
3. Egyptian khayamiya door panel (late 20th century) (TRC 2024.1544).
4. Sandals from Egypt (1987) (TRC 1997.0053a-b).
5. Ikat coat from Uzbekistan, a recent addition from the Hélène van Spaendonck donation (Early 20th century) (TRC 2024.2171).

Last week, I received the news that the @rabbanifo

Last week, I received the news that the @rabbanifoundation awarded me their Travel Grant for my master's thesis research in Cairo next year! I am very grateful and cannot wait to return to Shari'a al-Khayamiya (The Street of the Tentmakers)

Celebrated the news in the @wereldmuseum.amsterdam, where this beautiful khayamiya piece (ca. 1930) is on view now in the exhibition 'Things that Matter'!

Last Friday, I presented my master's thesis resear

Last Friday, I presented my master's thesis research ‘Let the Textile Speak: Egyptian Khayamiya Through the Streets of Cairo' during the Islamic Humanities Network Day at @kuleuven in Belgium. It was a great experience and an inspiring day with a wide variety of scholars within Islamic Humanities.

Find the full program (and the abstracts of all the speakers) via this link: https://lnkd.in/ehjgpbRG

New work on another piece of beautiful Egyptian co

New work on another piece of beautiful Egyptian cotton 💛❤️

A khayamiya triptych (beautifully framed by @artom

A khayamiya triptych (beautifully framed by @artomove) I made when I came back from Egypt in 2023 in return for @bob.van.eerd's support for my crowdfunding 🙌

Testing how many people fit in my studio and telli

Testing how many people fit in my studio and telling about my experiences and choices after graduating from @dekunstvanhku during the 'Atelier Safari' (for recent graduates from the @dekunstvanhku) organised by @hkux.nl last Friday

Currently, I am focussing on the Arabic inscriptio

Currently, I am focussing on the Arabic inscriptions of the khayamiya collection of the TRC. I am going to present my findings (among other things) on 18 October 2024 during a presentation on my master’s thesis research ‘Let the Textile Speak: Egyptian Khayamiya Through the Streets of Cairo' during the Islamic Humanities Network Day at KU Leuven in Belgium.

The first photo shows part of the Egyptian section of the depot of the @textileresearchcentre, and the second photo is a small khayamiya piece that says ‘Allahu ‘Akbar’ (TRC 2013.0302)

Studio shot from last month 🧡

Studio shot from last month 🧡

Soon I will write a blog post for the TRC website

Soon I will write a blog post for the TRC website about my experiences during the first month of my internship. For now, some highlights of the last period. The information between the brackets shows the numbers for finding the pieces in the online TRC collection - @textileresearchcentre

The first five photographs were taken during a study day on Middle Eastern embroidery.

1. An embroidered Palestinian dress (TRC 2021.3351)
2. Showing a troket (bridal veil) from Siwa, Egypt (TRC 2017.2139)
3. Kohl bags from Jordan (Jordan 009)
4. Embroidered pieces from Tunisia (Tunisia 009)
5. Detail of an embroidered dress from Yemen (TRC 2011.0147)
6. Recently donated women's coats from Turkmenistan (TRC 2024.2159 and TRC 2024.2161)
7. Syrian embroidery panel (TRC 2024.2247)
8. Ikat coats from Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan 014)
9. + 10. Shisha (mirror embroidery) workshop by Geetaben Meriya and @textielfactorij (surrounded by the new exhibition on this theme).

I worked today with these khayamiya door panels fr

I worked today with these khayamiya door panels from the late 20th century during my internship at the @textileresearchcentre. The whole collection is accessible via the website of the @textileresearchcentre! For those interested: the collection numbers of these pieces are 2024.1544 and 2024.1545.

During the first week of my internship at the @tex

During the first week of my internship at the @textileresearchcentre, I already came across the most beautiful textile pieces. I cannot express how excited I am to continue learning more about the collection. Furthermore, I am grateful for the support of Stichting het Scholten-Cordes Fonds for supporting my plans coming months.

Just some snapshots of pieces to get an impression:

1. Egyptian khayamiya (!!) panels from the late 20th century
2. Dress from the city of Damietta in Egypt from the 1960s.
3. Various pieces that came out of the freezer before they went into the depot
4. This galabiya is also Damietta from the 1960s
5. Various Indian shisha pieces (mirrorwork embroidery) for the upcoming exhibition at the @textileresearchcentre

Find my new works on the website of @rademakersgal

Find my new works on the website of @rademakersgallery 🧡

Orange, 2024, acrylic paint on Egyptian cotton, 102 x 151 cm

After returning from Cairo last year, @bob.van.eer

After returning from Cairo last year, @bob.van.eerd asked me if I could make a khayamiya application on one of his shirts. I learned this textile technique from my teacher Ahmed in Cairo in 2023.

While writing my research proposal on khayamiya for my master's thesis next academic year, I worked on this piece. It was a great combination of creating and researching khayamiya simultaneously.

Summer studio times 🌻

Summer studio times 🌻

My brothers took me on a trip through Norway — a

My brothers took me on a trip through Norway — an unbelievably beautiful country to experience together. We encountered the most stunning sceneries in nature and visited other inspiring cultural and religious places.

The north of Europe is a part I was not familiar with, so it was very enriching to learn more about this area. A few highlights:

1. The ceiling of the Ål Stave Church in the Historical Museum, Oslo
2. Gudbrandsjuvet waterfall
3. Oslo City Hall is full of beautiful wall paintings by various Norwegian artists
4. Interior of Hopperstad Stave Church, Vik
5. Geirangerfjord
6. The Monolith by Gustav Vigeland, Oslo
7. Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
8. Valldal area
9. Tapestry in (open-air) Museum Maihaugen, Lillehammer
10. Jugendstil architecture in Ålesund

As part of the last year of my research master Rel

As part of the last year of my research master Religious Studies, I will start as an intern at the @textileresearchcentre (TRC) in Leiden from September until December 2024.

This internship provides the possibility to learn more about researching textiles; since the TRC has an impressive textile collection, including various types of Egyptian textiles. I will be conducting further research on, among other things, their khayamiya collection (photo 1 and 2)!

Until the first week of August, I will be offline due to the summer break 🌞

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