To Thread or Knot

Saba is an accomplished quilter, embroiderer and textile artist who has been playing with needle and thread all her life. She has over 20 years of experience in textile arts, learning from elders in the family as a kid, and later honing her skills with international quilting and embroidery teachers. 

Currently based in Dubai, she loves to share her skills with eager learners and is always willing to answer questions.  Saba's classes are structured and personally created with the experience she has accumulated over the years. Her basic sewing course for beginners is very popular with her students as they get to learn basic sewing skills through fun DIY projects. 

She specializes in the exclusive Chikankari work from the city of Lucknow in India, and slow meditative stitching. She is also an expert in quilting arts including textile dyeing, block printing, traditional piecing, English paper piecing, and applique, that she loves to embellish with embroidery and beads.