This week, I want to introduce you to someone truly special: Ghaidaa, a passionate woodworker, educator, and all-around creative powerhouse who’s carving out something beautiful in Berlin — literally. Her story begins in Cairo, where Sunday strolls through the historic alleys of Fatimid Cairo sparked a lifelong love for craft. While other kids played, Ghaidaa watched tentmakers and copper workers with awe, but it was the woodworkers who truly captured her imagination. By 2015, she was...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader Just wanted to give you a quick update of my life. The journey of becoming a qualified carpenter is coming to an end, as I got the positive results of the graduation examination. Thank you so much for being a part of our community and all the support I have received from you. Now I can fully commit serving the Wood Sisters growing and evolving community, work with you and see how much beauty we can create together. In April we are starting with Woodworking Summer Academy, there...
over 2 years ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Thank you for being a member of Berlin Wood Sisters community. It is so important to bring diversity and inclusion into male dominated woodworking. My goal is to normalize woodworking by girls and women, and inspire more women to take action and start developing their building skills.With the help of a professional photographer we are going to make a photo shoot to support this goal. The pictures will be uploaded to Getty images, where publishers can download these. This way we...
over 2 years ago • 1 min read
My journey as a woodworker started when I met my boyfriend who is a carpenter. For some reason I used to believe that I can not build beautiful things using my hands. I was scared of power tools, and I thought I am not skilled, talented or smart enough. He convinced me that woodworking is a skill, and skill can be learned. So he gave me my first drill and told me to practice. First I was disappointed, and even a little bit hurt, that he did not want to help me much, but soon I realized I am...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read
The next Berlin Wood Sisters community meeting is already this week. There is only one free spot left, and you can sign up here. Community events are a good way how to meet other awesome crafty ladies and have some fun with waste wood. This week I celebrate the new video clip about spoon carving. I would love to know your thoughts on it. My main goal is to promote woodworking as a skill and hobby, so that more women would find their way to it. Your likes and comments help me to rank on...
about 3 years ago • 1 min read
This week I turned 37. I love getting older (aging is a privilege), and this is also the reason why I decided to make a discount game to my spoon carving workshops. If you have always wanted to visit my woodshop in Lichtenberg, then now is right time to book your spot at one of my workshops. The next spoon carving workshop is 15.05, at 4 pm. Get your ticket here. There are limited amounts of tickets with discount codes and whoever is the first using these, is the winner.FREETICKET...
about 3 years ago • 1 min read