Originally Posted by debbie17
I will be traveling to Egypt, Jordan, and Israel. Leaving on July 8th. So of course I will be looking for fabric!!!!! I would be willing to take some of my own from the states and trade. Does anyone have any suggestions or have you ever done this. I can't wait!!! This is a trip of a life time for my daughter and myself.
I don't know if it's still this way, but the Egyptians are always looking for glass bugle beads. I remember back in the day (this was over 20 years ago) my bellydancing teacher told me you could go to Egypt with a few kilos of beads and have a family of women string them into a costume for basically the price of a few loaves of bread. If you have the room/weight to take beads to trade, you may do very well. (and you can get these kinds of beads by the kilo in the bead district in Manhattan - I don't know where else, or where you're from)