Mark your page with a piece of Palestinian craft. This bookmark is hand embroidered in tatreez, the cross-stitch tradition passed from mother to daughter, by artisans of Inaash, who support Palestinian refugee women in Lebanon. Every stitch holds the name and meaning of its home region. A small keepsake with a real story.
Production note
Since the recent conflict in Lebanon began, production for Inaash has become far harder. Many of the Palestinian women embroiderers who make these pieces, especially in South Lebanon, have faced displacement, power cuts and damage to their homes, yet many kept stitching through real insecurity, because embroidery is often their only reliable income. Inaash worked hard to keep pieces moving safely, for both financial security and wellbeing.
Inaash works with Palestinian women who through practicing their craft and preserving traditional embroidery techniques, find independence, a regular income and community.
Every piece is made with skill and care, and the income it brings goes directly to the artisans, supporting their families and futures. The artisans are also provided opportunities to upskill and further their careers at Inaash.
Tatreez is a living Palestinian tradition, stitched by hand across generations. Each pattern carries the name, region and meaning of the place it comes from. By supporting this craft, we contribute to keeping it alive.
Inaash, the Association for the Development of Palestinian Camps, is dedicated to keeping Palestinian embroidery alive. By employing Palestinian women living in refugee camps in Lebanon Inaash provides women displaced by conflict with a livelihood whilst preserving a heritage craft. Founded in 1969 by Huguette Bechara El Khoury, today Inaash supports over 350 artisans across five camps and has impacted the lives of over 9,000 women refugees by providing training, income and even early education for their children.
Inaash, the Association for the Development of Palestinian Camps, is dedicated to keeping Palestinian embroidery alive. By employing Palestinian women living in refugee camps in Lebanon Inaash provides women displaced by conflict with a livelihood whilst preserving a heritage craft. Founded in 1969 by Huguette Bechara El Khoury, today Inaash supports over 350 artisans across five camps and has impacted the lives of over 9,000 women refugees by providing training, income and even early education for their children.
Tatreez, the traditional cross-stitch embroidery used by the talented Inaash artisans, is passed from mother to daughter across generations of Palestinian women. Artisans work entirely by hand to create motifs and patterns with a language of their own. Each pattern carries the name, region and meaning of the place it comes from. It is slow, deliberate work, requiring patience and skill developed over years resulting in textiles rich with meaning and history.
Tatreez, the traditional cross-stitch embroidery used by the talented Inaash artisans, is passed from mother to daughter across generations of Palestinian women. Artisans work entirely by hand to create motifs and patterns with a language of their own. Each pattern carries the name, region and meaning of the place it comes from. It is slow, deliberate work, requiring patience and skill developed over years resulting in textiles rich with meaning and history.
