Dastdooz Studio

Dastdooz — دست‌دوز · Amersfoort, NL

I make things by hand.

Sahar, embroidery, sewing and painting, stitched into clothes and small pieces that get a second life. This page is the portfolio: the work, the pieces, the workshops and a way to reach the studio.

Sahar in a navy suede dress with a white bird embroidered at the chest, arms raised among autumn trees
Indigo felt choker with small mirrors and a beaded scalloped edge, worn at the neck Round felt brooch with a hexagonal mirror centre and green bead edging, on linen Madder red felt choker embroidered with silver leaves, worn with a green knit sweater The madder Red Sparrow jacket worn indoors over a black turtleneck, running-stitch birds and flowers Square tapestry earring with a brass bell, worn behind the ear against a lace curtain Round blue mirror earrings with lotus stitching and dark pearl drops, on linen beside lavender The same blue lotus earrings worn at the ear, against a lace curtain in sunlight Magenta fan-shaped embroidered earrings with coin charms, resting on a sunlit window sill Rectangular white felt earrings with twin green mirrors and red flowers, on madder fabric Paisley brooch with an embroidered bird and a pearl bell, pinned to a brown knit sweater
From the studio · pieces worn and laid flat · daylight, Amersfoort

Clothes with a story

Each piece starts as a found or plain garment and ends as an individual work — unique details, every embroidery a signature.

Red Sparrow — a madder wool jacket with a white bird and small flowers embroidered by hand, worn against a wooden fence
Madder red felt choker embroidered with silver leaves and small flowers, worn with a green knit sweater in warm light
The madder Red Sparrow jacket worn indoors over a black turtleneck — running-stitch birds and flowers, floral-bound edges and patch pockets
Pair of rectangular white felt earrings with twin green mirrors framed by red flowers and gold leaves, laid on madder fabric
Four views of the Red Sparrow series — the madder jacket worn open, the sleeve with a leaf-stitched pocket, the running-stitch sampler in an embroidery hoop, and the matching felt clutch with floral-bound edges
  • Jacket
  • 2023
  • Look Book

Red Sparrow Coat Series

A madder wool jacket, taken past plain: a white bird in running stitch across the chest, small leaves and blossoms at the shoulders, floral cotton turned in at the edges and the patch pocket.

Four views — the saffron vest on a hanger, magenta fan earrings with coin charms, a row of embroidered bracelets, and a floral dress worn in the garden
Golden Bud — a saffron corduroy vest with embroidered leaves and white flowers, worn open over an indigo dress
A green corduroy vest with a floral embroidered pocket, hanging on a peg against a white wall
  • Vest
  • 2023
  • Look Book

Golden Bud Vest Series

Saffron corduroy worn open over indigo: a green leaf stitched with an extended stem, a head of white flowers, a pocket outlined in heavy white saddle stitch with one small leaf at its corner.

Small pieces

Earrings, brooches and chokers, all stitched by hand. The shop carries bags, bracelets, chokers, necklaces and clothes too.

Moon Aura — a pair of magenta fan-shaped earrings embroidered with blue flowers, hung with small metal coins

Moon Aura

Earring
Hiran — red diamond-shaped beaded earrings with white drop beads, hung on a blue wooden fence

Hiran

Earring
Eventide — an embroidered flower stud earring with a blue bead centre, worn at the ear

Eventide

Earring
Sky Garden — embroidered drop earrings, worn with a matching floral choker, against charcoal wood

Sky Garden set

Earring
Water Lily — paisley mirror earrings in pink and green, resting on a lily pad on water

Water Lily

Earring
Blue Flower — a red felt brooch embroidered with blue blossoms and a round metal tag

Blue Flower brooch

Brooch
Toranj — an embroidered paisley brooch in madder pink with a small brass bell, resting on ivy

Toranj brooch

Brooch · sold
Indigo felt choker with small mirrors, embroidered suns and a beaded scalloped edge, worn at the neck

Indigo Mirror Choker

Choker
Madder red felt choker embroidered with silver leaves and small flowers, worn with a green knit sweater

Madder Choker

Choker
Round felt brooch with a hexagonal mirror centre, red and yellow floral stitching and green bead edging, resting on linen

Round Mirror Brooch

Brooch
Paisley brooch embroidered with a bird among blue flowers, a pearl bell hanging below its tip, pinned to a brown knit sweater

vintage chokers

Brooch
Pair of round blue mirror-work earrings with pink lotus stitching, light-blue bead borders and dark pearl drops, laid on linen beside lavender

Lotus Drop Earrings

Earring
Pair of rectangular white felt earrings with twin green mirrors set like windows amid red flowers and gold leaves, on a maroon ground

Mirrors secret Earrings

Earring
Square tapestry earring with white daisies, a copper-stitch border and a small brass bell, worn behind the ear against a lace curtain

Tapestry Bell Earrings

Earring
A wooden display board at the studio holding embroidered bracelets, brooches and small mirror pieces on linen
A board of finished pieces · the studio
Sahar in the navy embroidered dress reaching up to the branches, in the garden beside the studio

About

A signature you can feel

“I desired for 100 arms and more hours to put life into all the thoughts that pass my mind and make them real.”

From childhood, I have had an intense passion for creating things, which can be traced from my mother’s hands — always knitting, sewing or weaving different things from the numerous thoughts that would weigh on me. This led me to carve myself a small niche and start making some of the things that cross my mind.

each handcrafted pieces has its own unique details, while every embroidery is a personal signature — so much so that one can literally feel the hands at work in them. This motivated me to transform any piece of clothing from common attire into a truly individual artistic creation. I am an environmentalist and want sustainability.

I am sure that colors, lights, and those who breathe life into them with their work and precision in taking care of items are not only beautiful — they represent something living, inspired by nature itself, as it is alive and sustainable.

— Sahar

Workshops & collaborations

Come and make something, slowly

“In this workshop we work by hand, slowly. I’ll show you the basics of embroidery, and you’ll leave with something you made yourself. No experience needed.”
What I teachPainting, sewing and golduzi (Persian embroidery)
FormatsWorkshops, short or multi-week · exhibitions · performances — solo or joined with other makers
How it worksI bring the concept, the teaching and all the materials; the venue brings the room and a nudge to its community
For whomSmall groups, by hand, slowly — no experience needed
BasedHome studio in Amersfoort — happy to come to you · everything happens in English
A golduzi workshop in progress — people sitting around a long table with embroidery hoops, fabric and threads
A workshop at the table · hoops, fabric, tea

Contact

Programme, space, or idea — I’d be glad to talk.

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