One busy weekend

The current jewelry making workship I give is about to end, we had a lot to talk about it this Saturday, especially preparing for what usually comes next; the exhibition. As a part of engaging people more with the classes we're having, giving them a glimpse of how the class goes, I decided to start a series of videos from the classes and post them on my channel on youtube. So in addition to the normal jewelry making, brainstorming and pictures taking we did this week, I filmed a short video of the girls while working. Here's the video with the beautiful rings pictures at the end.

That was my Saturday morning, on the afternoon however, I was a student. I attended another class at The Old Fashioned Way, aka Layla Totah, the sweet lady from England who teaches sewing for beginners from her flat at Sanayeh, Beirut. I have had 3 classes in the past and I loved them so much, but I haven't been there since my last class in November, and now I was back. The project was a bag, but not a tote bag, or a clutch, or a small purse which usually is done in one day, but a sophisticated bag of our choice (we choose from a wide variety of bags from those special Burda books). And so the first day was about choosing the design and fabric. Then drawing the pattern, cutting and beginning sewing, which is what we did yesterday. Today we finished the project, some beautiful bags we made. I love my bag so much, but I'm not going to show a picture of it just yet, I want to stitch some beads embellishments to it first. But here you can have a glance of my unfinished work from yesterday, the day 1 of this class :) 

Working away on the side pockets of the bag. 

I chose a black sturdy fabric with grey and beige flower fabric 

for lining and the for the side pockets.

Layla and Tom, one of her students 

Layla is wearing my evil eye glass bead earrings :) 

It wasn't just me who had a great time sewing, but also my daughter who accompanied me today, played with the cats, fabrics and chalks, ate Layla's home baked delicious yummies and helped tidying up when we finished.

Below are pictures of some of my work since I learned sewing. 

Counting the days till I get my very first sewing machine.