Waiting For UPS

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Umayyad Splendor Modern Syrian Folk Art Doll

Tulip’s beautifully designed Umayyad Syrian Modern Folk Art.

Tulip Hard At Work With The Tall Syrian Women Dolls

Tulip and I both have a common need to preserve our Syrian history and art at all cost. The tragic loss of lives and culture have had a paralyzing effect on women across the seas and around us in America in particular. Aida and Tulip the Collection was born to heal and educate. Modern Syrian Folk Art is a great cause, of course it is hard work but the volunteers, the Syrian Americans, and refugees make it all worthwhile. Women empowerment works both ways and lush textiles, silk and wool floss and embroidery threads have a part to play as well.

The Lost Generation

Starting on the black dress art collection.

Year Seven and still counting...Tulip and I both have a common need to preserve our Syrian history and art at all cost. The tragic loss of lives and culture have had a paralyzing effect on women across the seas and around us in America in particular. Aida and Tulip the Collection was born to heal and educate. Modern Syrian Folk Art is a great cause, of course it is hard work but the volunteers, the Syrian Americans, and refugees make it all worthwhile. Women empowerment works both ways and lush textiles, silk and wool floss and embroidery threads have a part to play as well.

Healing With the help of Handmade Syrian Women Dolls

Mamluk Dynasty Syrian Women Dolls

Tulip and I both have a common need to preserve our Syrian history and art at all cost. The tragic loss of lives and culture have had a paralyzing effect on women across the seas and around us in America in particular. Aida and Tulip the Collection was born to heal and educate. Modern Syrian Folk Art is a great cause, of course it is hard work but the volunteers, the Syrian Americans, and refugees make it all worthwhile. Women empowerment works both ways and lush textiles, silk and wool floss and embroidery threads have a part to play as well.

Syrian Folk Art do-over

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Another great supporter! Thank you Jen. Modern Syrian Folk Art Dolls hand made and Embroidered in America

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Thank you for supporting our Syrian Folk Art made in America campaign

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Thank you for supporting our Syrian Folk Art and Women Empowenment campaign

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Syrian Heritage Told Through Handmade Folk Art Dolls

Using archive French Brocades from my jacket collection and handmade needle art and modern embroidery Tulip and I can’t stop creating a new generation of Modern Syrian Folk Art. Sometimes a little love and a whole lot of effort can make beautiful art with a healthy dash of empowerment happen.

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Syrian women dolls rock

New hand spun wool hair in papaya and magenta’s to bring out our Syrian women dolls best features. Folk art for good is beautiful. Syrian women rock

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New York Embroidered Dolls have arrived

Today is a happy day. UPS arrived with an additional 30 almost finished dolls shipped from Tulip.

Now we have little groups of Damascene women dolls all done up in red Henna Hair not to mention an entire group of Mamluk princesses in Mango-Papaya silks and brocades embroidered in sunset silk colored thread that will make any room or couch pop

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The beginning of a beautiful Syria Modern Folk Art book

Handemade and embroidery come together for an exclusive made in America opulent Syrian Doll and lifestyle collection. Collaborations between artists and refugees across America. Umayyad, Ayyubi, and Mamluk dynasties-eras in the Levant.

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Tulip Kurdi’s Extended Mamluk Syrian Doll Family

Mamluk Syrian Dolls Waiting for the hairdos. The trouble with textile and embroidery design is that the more you do the better you get at it. And the better you get at it the more elaborate the Syrian Folk Art Dolls get! It’s a vicious circle.

Gathering my embroidered foxes and opulent Syria dolls

Found beautiful candy colored Damasks in my archived textiles and put them to use immediately.

Fairytale illustrations that go back a thousand years and more adorn our opulent tall Syrian Folk Art Heritage Dolls for women and decor. Tomorrow faces will be hand drawn and embroidered. Tulip is finishing up 34 Dolls over on the East Coast and plans to UPS them over to Menlo Park where they will get final touches if at all needed. Our photographer in LA is waiting.

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Syrian Dolls for Women

One of our two Volunteer workshop for cloth doll clothing in progress. Syrian Folklore Dolls for women and decor are one of a kind, they are cut and sewn one at a time and travel through three states and sometimes meet up with creative embroidery that is hand made by refugees in Turkey, Syrian Americans in Napa, Staten Island and Menlo Park. It is a small world indeed. At this point in time we use DHL, FedEx, UPS and the post office. It’s a full time job just keeping the parcels full of tulle, body parts, and brocades straight.

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Ayyubid Women and Damascus Pink Buildings

Modern Syrian Folk Art Dolls | Ayyubid Dynasty in Damascus I Sequined pink buildings

Illustrated and Embroidered by Aida Dalati on Brocade 22 inch Heritage Doll for Women and lifestyle decor

Modern Syrian Folk Art and Ayyubi Women in Damascus

Modern Syrian Folk Art illustrations by Aida Dalati for the Ayyubid Dynasty

Women in the eleventh and twelve centuries of Damascus and Aleppo built 12% of all pink buildings overlooking the walled cities and created schools, hospices and mausoleums. So excited to share the Ayyubi illustrations which were redesigned and inspired by these strong heroines. The illustrations for this type of architecture I refined over and over because once translated into modern embroidery ( 4 separate tries) simpler and clean lines looked better on French Brocade textiles and British woven wool.

Designing Syrian Folk Art

Modern Syrian Fol Art illustrated & Embroidered byAida Dalati, Umayyad Dynasty look book

Umayyad Damascus Glass and Modern Hand Embroidery

Modern Syrian Folk Art Illustration by Aida Dalati.

Umayyad Syrian Motif Embroidered by Majd, New Jersey