Handmade Palestine

We continue to celebrate Palestinian embroidery as intangible world heritage. These beautiful, sweet little pouches speak of Palestinian women’s vital role in keeping their heritage alive. Majdalawi fabric which was once a favorite weave for traditiona… instagr.am/p/CYjqM2ZlVMT/

It's time for a GIVEAWAY! In honor of UNESCO recognizing the art of Palestinian tatreez - @tatreezandtea @leelaja.designs @handmadepalestine and @simplisarab are joining forces for the ultimate tatreez giveaway! 🥇First Place will receive a manage… instagr.am/p/CYb9ASgl4iG/

We are going to keep posting (and showing off) Palestinian embroidery! Just because UNESCO acknowledged what we know, doesn’t mean our work is done! We must continue to preserve and promote Palestinian heritage as valuable cultural history and lived expe… instagr.am/p/CYRLvuULQRz/

Who doesn’t love a cat in a Keffiyeh?! 🤷‍♀️ We do! Looking back, it's been an incredible year for us. Because of you, we were able to contribute to income generation for 25 artisans and cooperatives. Because of you, we were able to plant 1,000 seeds a… instagr.am/p/CYMGC6_BsJt/

I cannot tell you how much I love working with Dalal and Jamalat from Beit Doqo Development Society. There are some artisans whose work you simply don’t have to check, who are so committed to the quality of what they make and they just step up every, sin… instagr.am/p/CYB49xst0Mm/

What could be more Palestinian than these ornaments: traditional Palestinian embroidery, felted sheep wool and olive wood. Utilising materials from 3 of our great traditions, these ornaments from Palestine—where Christmas began—will become an important p… instagr.am/p/CXygi4kgHw6/

This is Sima. She’s one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. Her voice is soft but she is determined. She loves to talk about her work, as she should! She is a proud designer and embroiderer who passionately preserves the beautiful Palestinian Tatreez o… instagr.am/p/CXrTz4cJ0SK/

Every stitch tells a story. Where the design comes from and what it’s called. The tens and even hundreds of thousands of women who have stitched it before. The hands that stitched it this time. When you buy a piece of tatreez, do you wonder who made it?… instagr.am/p/CXn8G0LLzVP/

As UNESCO announces that they have added Palestinian embroidery to the list of intangible heritage, I struggle to celebrate this without thinking of the recent posts from the Miss Universe Contest. So very much has been stolen from Palestine and Palestin… instagr.am/p/CXizFOcrF9G/

Hebron is a uniquely and terribly occupied city where the layers of Israeli occupation and settler colonialism have truly chocked the old city and the historic industries as well as the livelihoods of Hebronites who depend on them. One of Hebron’s 3 ind… instagr.am/p/CXbaN_TlKEf/

Our artisans thank you for your support this year! Together we have contributed to income generation for 25 cooperatives and artisan group, touching the lives of hundreds of makers in Palestine. Through your continued support purchasing handicrafts and … instagr.am/p/CXVlZCVt1xr/

We restocked our website one finally time for the year, and you can still get US orders delivered in time for Christmas. Shop handicrafts from artisans all over Palestine. Not only are you supporting them, but we also plant trees in Palestine with every … instagr.am/p/CXRQBZOlXjn/

In the tiny village of Nisf Jebil, just north of Nablus, a historic room is renovated and a tiny ceramic studio is opened. A few women from the village are trained and begin hand painting ceramics from Hebron-the historic heart of Palestine’s ceramics in… instagr.am/p/CXJhgqlJ_ll/

Palestinians create so many beautiful things, from food to woven basics, retaining walls to embroidery. I often think what we could have become if we hadn’t been labouring to breath under the weight of hundreds of years of unjust occupiers bleeding the… instagr.am/p/CXEETxStO7t/

Most of our friends have figured out that we proudly support artisans in Palestine, but our mission is also to plant trees in Palestine through @mashjar_juthour On this Giving Tuesday, we invite you to donate and support our work in Palestine. You can … instagr.am/p/CW5l_1ytLIG/

Solidarity with Palestinians can look like a lot of things. It can be visiting the Beit Doqo Society for Development, hearing their stories, drinking their coffee and taking home their products. It can be joining a family for their olive harvest in the… instagr.am/p/CW2_iDcNv7t/

Women in Hebron is this amazing initiative started over a decade ago by my friend Nawwal. Corona has devastated their project, just like so many artisan projects and small business in Palestine. They went from 150 women from 8 villages to only 38 women… instagr.am/p/CW2JnJMtAO2/

Puzzles are so fun and THIS puzzle is extra fun because it features Birds of Palestine, an original illustration by @YaraBamieh from her Arabic children's book قصة الأطفال: أين منقاري؟ It has a great fold out paper inside with the different birds indivi… instagr.am/p/CW1UhSLJhqP/

@simplisarab has been working on these gorgeous manajel straps for a long while. We are so excited to finally get these! They are hand stitched by women in Gaza, and these, the actual straps on our site, were actually stitched during the May 2021 attac… instagr.am/p/CWz-ZC7Ntix/

The pandemic has shown us in no uncertain terms that having online presence is essential for the sustainability of any handicraft project. Most of the women artisans we work with have absolutely no experience in online marketing. HandmadePalestine.… instagr.am/p/CWyIiDWF_6O/