FOURTEEN HOURS BY HAND
One woman works each panel in counted stitch, square by square, in the South Hebron Hills.
Why this price?
Every pair is hand-embroidered and hand-assembled.
One woman works the tatreez panel over fourteen to twenty-four hours, in a craft UNESCO recognised as cultural heritage in 2021.
The finished pair takes eight to ten weeks from start to finish. She is paid for the panel when it is done.
One woman works each panel in counted stitch, square by square, in the South Hebron Hills.
The Masafer Yatta cooperative embroiders every panel and holds the majority share in the company.
Palestinian embroidery, handed down through generations, in motifs the women still stitch.
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