A smiling Samar Hassanein at her workshop in Old Cairo.
Egyptian batik designer Samar Hassanein paints patterns on fabric with a brush at her workshop in Old Cairo.
Patterns are applied to fabric at the workshop of Egyptian batik designer Samar Hassanein.
Samar Hassanein has been working for years to perfect the art of batik, a patterned cloth made using a wax-resist dyeing technique.
Patterns are applied to fabric at the workshop of Egyptian batik designer Samar Hassanein. Batik involves applying melted wax to cloth before dipping it in dye or painting over it with a brush. The fabric is then immersed in boiling water to melt the wax.
Samar Hassanein's workshop in Old Cairo's Al Fustat area.
Samar Hassanien has been working in Egypt for years to enhance the art of batik.
The Egyptian batik designer pours paint into a bucket at her workshop in Old Cairo.
Batik involves creating patterns by applying melted wax to cloth before dipping it in dye or painting over it with a brush.
Samar Hassanein twists painted fabric to remove excess water.
The fabric is then immersed in boiling water to melt the wax.
Samar Hassanein hangs painted fabric to dry at her workshop in the Al Fustat area of Old Cairo.
The designer has been working in Egypt for years to enhance the art of batik.
A smiling Samar Hassanein at her workshop in Old Cairo.
Egyptian batik designer Samar Hassanein paints patterns on fabric with a brush at her workshop in Old Cairo.
Patterns are applied to fabric at the workshop of Egyptian batik designer Samar Hassanein.
Samar Hassanein has been working for years to perfect the art of batik, a patterned cloth made using a wax-resist dyeing technique.
Patterns are applied to fabric at the workshop of Egyptian batik designer Samar Hassanein. Batik involves applying melted wax to cloth before dipping it in dye or painting over it with a brush. The fabric is then immersed in boiling water to melt the wax.
Samar Hassanein's workshop in Old Cairo's Al Fustat area.
Samar Hassanien has been working in Egypt for years to enhance the art of batik.
The Egyptian batik designer pours paint into a bucket at her workshop in Old Cairo.
Batik involves creating patterns by applying melted wax to cloth before dipping it in dye or painting over it with a brush.
Samar Hassanein twists painted fabric to remove excess water.
The fabric is then immersed in boiling water to melt the wax.
Samar Hassanein hangs painted fabric to dry at her workshop in the Al Fustat area of Old Cairo.
The designer has been working in Egypt for years to enhance the art of batik.
A smiling Samar Hassanein at her workshop in Old Cairo.
