The process starts with identifying abstract structures through direct observation, a creative activity with a historical tradition that can be traced to Ellsworth Kelly. Sulafa aimed to archive these transient forms of urban decay through discarded textile waste, resonating with the cyclical nature of urban existence. Textile cutouts in two-dimensional shapes echo these patterns of natural wear of architecture. The process takes on a life of its own as conversations provide additional context and as reflections on past purposes and colours of the architecture begin to influence the artistic decision-making when crocheting the textile cutouts. For instance, the blue colour of a mosque that was lost forever reappears in textile remnants.