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Visiting Tiraz Center in Amman: on the amazing cultural heritage of Palestinians

I encourage everyone to visit Tiraz Center, a museum of traditional dresses in Amman. The staff member said that they had a rich collection and only a small percentage of their collection was actua...

Celebrating St. Barbara’s Day in Palestine: Burbara Pudding

Palestinian Christmas is a month-long celebration of joy, tradition, and community. Yet, the season unfolds against the backdrop of ongoing challenges—military occupation, violence from illegal set...

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...

Artisan Highlights: Straps by Sarab

At Handmade Palestine, we highlight artisans like Sarab, creator of Straps by Sarab. Her red cashmere and Keffiyeh-inspired bag straps showcase the resilience of Palestinian craftsmanship. Despite ...

What’s in Bloom: The Wild Beauty of Mashjar Juthour

Amid Palestine’s ancient hills, Mashjar Juthour bursts into bloom each spring, a testament to resilience and heritage. From wild anemones and cyclamen to brown bee orchids and beautiful rock roses,...

Baby Keepsakes: Thoughtful Gifts That Last a Lifetime

Our Baby Gift Bundles are restocked—with fresh colors and timeless keepsakes like hand-felted wool booties made in Bethlehem and naturally antibacterial olive wood teething rings from our Little Ol...

Palm Sunday: An Ancient Tradition Palestinian Christians Carry Forth

Today in Palestine, there were no parades or music or normal celebration, because a genocide is not normal and no one should celebrate in these days.

Adopt an Olive Tree—A Living Gift of Heritage & Hope

Adopt an Olive Tree in Palestine – A Living Gift Support Palestinian heritage and give a meaningful, sustainable gift by adopting an olive tree at Mashjar Juthour. When you adopt an olive tree, you...

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...

Lent in Palestine: A Season of Faith, Mourning, and Resilience

Lent in Palestine has always been a deeply spiritual time—a season of reflection, fasting, and preparation for Easter. But this year, as Palestinian Christians enter this sacred period, it is marke...

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...

Palestinian Heritage Day: the land that inspired the culture

Heritage is often defined heritage as literature, traditions, values, art, architecture, language, religions, stories, riddles, games, food, dabkeh, music, clothes, and more. These are the rather o...

Baby Gift Bundles Restocked — and Even Sweeter Than Before

Our Baby Gift Bundles Are Back. Now in new colors, our cherished bundles feature handmade wool booties, natural olive wood teethers, and nursing necklaces—each crafted with love and rooted in Pales...

Meaningful and Sustainable Gifts Under $25

We’ve curated a collection of beautifully hand-crafted gifts under $25 just for you! By gifting something from Handmade Palestine, you can help support livelihoods and empower a number of women art...

(Y)Our Impact: together we truly make a difference in artisan lives!

When we talk about supporting 31 artisan and women's cooperatives, it seems like a big enough number. It sure feels like we're helping support a lot of artisans. But each artisan really has so many...

Adopt an Olive Tree in Palestine

Please read about How to Adopt an Olive Tree in Palestine and join our mission to support women artisans and plant trees in Palestine--two objectives we believe are vital to the future of our country.

Our first step to saving Palestine's Natural Heritage - Mashjar Juthour Tree Booklet - Free Download

Learning about Palestine's Environment This little tree booklet was first created in 2014 in order to enable kids visiting Mashjar Juthour to identify native trees and learn some basic information ...

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. ...

What’s in Bloom: Discover Palestine’s Stunning Wildflowers with Our New Pocket Guide

Palestine is home to an incredible variety of small but stunning wildflowers — a beauty often overlooked. At Handmade Palestine, we created the Wildflowers of Palestine Pocket Guide to celebrate an...

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 ...

International Day of Tatreez: New Crafts and What Your Support Means

Today is International Day of Tatreez, a day of importance in Palestine.  Let's go back and talk about its history and the meaning of tatreez and share some of our new products with you.  A HISTOR...

Artistic Interventions Under Occupation in Palestine

I was asked by Joshua Woolford, an artist in London, asked me to collect sound for his exhibition and this is my reflection on that work.   While an artist requesting sounds of soap making may see...

Traditional Embroidery: A Brief History of Palestinian Tatreez

The art of Palestinian embroidery, known as tatreez, has always been an integral aspect of Palestinian heritage, uniquely expressing the vibrant identity of Palestinians. Tatreez is a beautiful an...

Press Release: Handmade Palestine Autumn Market

We're hosting the upcoming seasonal artisans handicraft market next month! This is a call out to artisans to come participate and show us they're work and to be part of the market.

Choose Ethical Gifts from Palestine to Support Women Artisans

Last year, we bought over 60k USD in handicrafts, cash paid directly to artisans up front. Last year, you directly sustained livelihoods in Palestine with your purchases. This year, we invite you ...

How to get the most out of BFCM... but ethically!!

How to participate in black friday and cyber and still make it ethically and meaningfully. Some tips to get the best out of it and support ethical brands.

Majdalawi Fabric: The Endangered Jewel of Palestinian Textiles

Discover Majdalawi fabric—an endangered Palestinian handwoven textile and support artisans preserving this heritage through handmade crafts.

What Does World Conservation Day Mean for Palestine?

When World Conservation Day comes around every year on July 28, we’re reminded of how important it is to be dedicated to protecting the land, especially in Palestine. Conservation is integral in Pa...

Celebrate Cultural Artistry with Iron-On Tatreez Patches

Learn how to Iron On Embroidered Patches and shop our hand embroidered tatreez patches. Support Palestinian women artisans and add a meaningful, handcrafted touch to any pants, jacket or bag in you...

Gift ideas for home & kitchen

To us Palestinians food is a substantial part of our daily lives! Heck... some dishes take 7-8 hours of preparations like stuffed Zuchini! Hence, it's a must to have tools in the kitchen that will ...

Minimalist Gift Ideas - What are the top 5 handicrafts a minimalist must have?

Morgan sharing some of her favorite minimalist gift ideas from the fair trade handicrafts at handmadepalestine.com for her minimalist friends and family members!

A Palestinian Queen: Rand Dabboor Preserves Palestinian Culture Through Art

I visited Rand Dabboor (one of my absolute favorite artists in Palestine to drink tea, scheme and design together!) and to talk about her art and what inspires her. 

Palestinian Embroidery

Do you know how the Palestinian Thobe became a symbol of the Palestinian culture and the long history of resistance against Israeli Occupation? In this short blogpost Jenan tells us about the namin...

Gift Ideas for a Baby Shower

Here are some gift ideas for a baby shower that are Natural, healthy and useful for both the baby and the mama Nursing necklace and teething rings from Little Olea When we talk about Little Olea’s...

Ethical Consumerism: In relation with Fairtrade Handicrafts in Palestine

Our answer to what is ethical consumerism? What does it have to do with our lives here in Palestine?

Challenges Palestinian Artisans Face: Featuring Nadya Hazbunova

We spoke with our artisan Nadya Hazbunova from Bethlehem about her experiences, passions, and challenges with her life in craft making. We at Handmade Palestine love to highlight our artisans’ wor...