Versatile upcycled Keffiyeh - modified by SamiArtStyle. Donating 20% to support long-term objectives of #BrutifulTales project - my response to the call sent out by organisations and groups I met on a transformative journey to my father's homeland in 2025. See more here: www.instagram.com/BrutifulTales
 
Brutiful Tales is a powerful new creative community project amplifying Palestinian voices through talks, real-life storytelling, and collaborative silk painting. Read the blog here: https://refugeeweek.org.uk/official-launch-of-brutiful-tales
 
Thrilled to see Nadia Sawalha looking so sassy in her versatile Keffiyeh and appreciating all the support from the Sawalha sisters and everyone else who has shared a story wearing theirs too
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The Story of How This Came To Be:
A playfully creative way to upcycle a box of keffiyehs that were meant to be cotton but turned up as polyester!
 
Initially, I thought I'd make bunting, but on opening the box and seeing the product and realising that all that fabric would be way too much bunting, I thought, this needs to be made into something else - 
 
"What if I fold it into four and cut a hole out of the middle?"
 
And lo behold, multi-ways to wear upcycled Keffiyeh!
 
Bonus? The cut-out piece became bunting (thanks to my friend Jenny) f
 
I'm not a pro seamstress so Zig Zag stitch around the neckline (or hip or waistline depending on how you wear it) was definitely my friend 😊
 
These were sold on the Sutton Friends of Palestine stall at a local EcoFair and helped raise over £900 for a charity delivering medical aid to Palestinian children in 2024. Bonus? The donations were match-funded by an anonymous donor meaning SFOP actually raised £1800 that day.