Handmade Blog

Introducing Our Newest Artisan Group: Preserving and Promoting Palestinian Traditional Tatreez

In December of 2023, we sat down and finally made a decision we'd be dreading for months. We archived all the crafts from our partners at Sulafa women's group and Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children...

We Are Visiting the UK: June 17-28

Handmade Palestine is coming to the UK next week! Join us in London, Sheffield, and Devon to learn together and see our Handmade Palestine products in person.

Proudly Offering You the Best of Palestinian Olive Oil: extra virgin, rain watered, family farmed and cold pressed

Nourished by rainwater and cultivated using natural and organic methods, our trees reflect our commitment to providing the best for our children. Sourced from families of farmers in the Jenin area ...

Food Sovereignty Part 2: how occupation controls Palestinian agriculture

In Palestine, we are a captive market for Israeli exports. The Occupation controls our borders and thus international imports but also controls us locally, closing routes between cities and towns. ...

Check out this Podcast with Morgan on Mommying in Occupied Palestine, Artisans, Nature and more.

Handmade Palestine founder Morgan Cooper joined Mommy While Muslim for a podcast. Listen here.

Celebrating World Biodiversity Day in Occupied Palestine

The day serves as a crucial reminder to deepen our understanding and raise awareness of biodiversity issues, particularly those stemming from human activities, such as change of land use, pollutio...

Does Your Purchase Support Palestinians? Or How Can You Support Palestinians by Shopping?

So YES you are contributing directly to the Palestinian economy, supporting Palestinians in sustaining livelihoods AND supporting Palestinian causes when you shop from Handmade Palestine. Oh, forg...

Decoding Tatreez: A Visual Language and Palestinian Artistic Expression

Beyond its aesthetic appeal, tatreez serves as a visual language through which Palestinian women express their identities. Each stitch carries layers of meaning; traditionally these were embroider...

Resilience as an Art Form: Artistry Amidst Familiar Chaos And Rippling Effects of the Genocide in Gaza

Basma highlights the lack of stability in Palestinian lives, characterized by restrictions on movement, checkpoints, and violations of basic human rights. While the pandemic briefly shed light on t...

A Timeline of Palestinian Tatreez

We've put together a brief look at the incredible history of Palestinian tatreez, which is ever evolving as the story of the Palestinian people's fate is continuously being written. The history o...