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  • Syria’s Bedouin – a culture under threat
    Sisterhood of the stitch

    Syria’s Bedouin – a culture under threat

    Byadmin November 23, 2021March 16, 2025

    The Bedouin are, historically, the Middle East’s nomadic sheep, goat and camel herders; their name means literally ‘desert dweller’ in Arabic. They are found from the Gulf to north Africa, but here of course we want to focus on the Syrian Bedouin, and especially their amazing embroidery and craft.

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  • A Marvellous Maker: The Sisterhood of the Stitch Meets Eppie Thompson
    Maker Stories

    A Marvellous Maker: The Sisterhood of the Stitch Meets Eppie Thompson

    Byadmin November 15, 2021March 16, 2025

    To celebrate the launch of our recent collaboration with embroidery kit start-up The Fabled Thread, we sat down with creative maverick and founder Eppie Thompson to talk all things embroidery.

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  • Fatima’s story
    Maker Stories

    Fatima’s story

    Byadmin November 15, 2021March 16, 2025

    Hear from Fatima, who is internally displaced within Syria, and has been working with Sabbara for over eight years.

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  • The Quilt Makers of Changi Prison Camp
    Sisterhood of the stitch

    The Quilt Makers of Changi Prison Camp

    Byadmin September 15, 2021March 16, 2025

    How women interred by the Japanese in WWII used quilt making to send coded messages to their loved ones, and to create freedom and beauty in the midst of suffering.

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  • Mona
    Maker Stories

    Mona

    Byadmin September 15, 2021March 16, 2025

    “My husband keeps saying that I am the master of the house now. He tells the kids that they need to ask me for something, as I am the breadwinner. With the money I earn, I pay for the rent and the children’s schooling.”

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  • Needlework, Love and Liberation
    Sisterhood of the stitch

    Needlework, Love and Liberation

    Byadmin July 20, 2021March 16, 2025

    The incredible story of Mies Blossevain-van Lennep; Dutch Nazi Resistance fighter, concentration camp survivor, needlework activist. In this second part of the Sisterhood of the Stitch blog, we explore the power of embroidery to unite those facing the most challenging of circumstances.

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  • Faten
    Maker Stories

    Faten

    Byadmin July 20, 2021March 16, 2025

    “My family are Palestinian refugees from Syria, and it is forbidden for us to work in Lebanon. So I began knitting, and I really loved the work..”

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  • The Sisterhood Of The Stitch, an Introduction.
    Sisterhood of the stitch

    The Sisterhood Of The Stitch, an Introduction.

    Byadmin June 28, 2021March 16, 2025

    Embroidery: tool of oppression or instrument of liberation? Introducing Sabbara’s new blog series: The Sisterhood Of The Stitch. This series will explore the incredible power of embroidery as demonstrated by the talents and bravery of an array of amazing women throughout the ages.

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  • Juhayna
    Maker Stories

    Juhayna

    Byadmin May 28, 2019March 16, 2025

    “My work means a lot to me because it was a kind of transformation in my life,” says Juyahna, one of our refugee artisans in Lebanon.

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