Handmade Blog

More Than Clothing: The Story Behind Palestinian Traditional Costumes
Palestinian traditional dress isn’t just about fabric or fashion—it’s a living expression of identity, heritage, and resistance. From the embroidered thobe worn by women to the dignified kombaz of ...
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Why Our Keffiyehs Are Selling Out Again
Our keffiyehs sold out—because resistance is rising. From Palestine to U.S. protests, the keffiyeh is a symbol of shared struggle and solidarity.
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New & Restocked Crafts: Highlights
We’ve just added new brass earring designs, restocked our popular sterling silver pieces, and finally brought back our embroidered guitar straps—despite the many challenges of working under occupat...
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The Thob: A Living Thread of Palestinian History
More than a dress, the Palestinian thob tells stories — of region, identity, resistance, and love. Hand-embroidered using the traditional art of tatreez, each thob carries symbols passed down throu...
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New Crafts, Restocks & Resilience
Despite extreme closures across Occupied Palestine, we’ve managed to add beautiful new crafts to our collection—including brass earrings, tatreez totes, and micro mosaic jewelry. Movement is severe...
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Zeit Gift Boxes and Our Favorite Ways to Use Sumac
Looking for a way to bring bold Palestinian flavors into your kitchen? Our Zeit Gift Box is packed with pantry essentials—like our beloved sumac, a tangy, ruby-red spice we reach for daily. From fa...
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Freeke—Palestine’s Wheat Culture and a Recipe from the Land
Late spring marks freeke season in Palestine—when farmers harvest green wheat and smoke it over open fires in a tradition as old as the land itself. This ancient grain, rich in flavor and history, ...
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Celebrate Eid Al-Adha with 15% Off Site Wide
Celebrate Eid Al-Adha with 20% off our handmade collection!Discover meaningful gifts stitched with tradition—plus new designs, 15% off worldwide with code EID2025, and free shipping to the US.
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Honoring World Biodiversity Day: Why We Do What We Do
This World Biodiversity Day, we’re celebrating the land that sustains us—and the work we do to protect it. Through our nonprofit nature reserve, Mashjar Juthour, we’re conserving native Palestinian...
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💍 Time for Wedding Gifts, Anyone?
Looking for meaningful wedding gifts? Discover our new tatreez bouquet ribbons—hand-stitched in Ramallah reds and lined with Syrian aslee saya—created in collaboration with The Henley House. Explor...
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