Book Embroidering Within Boundaries

Book Embroidering Within BoundariesWinner, Silver Medal in the Multicultural Category, 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Fifteen years ago, Rangina Hamidi decided to dedicate her life to helping rebuild her native Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban had been driven out by American forces following 9 11, but Kandahar was a shambles. Tens of thousands of women, widowed by years of conflict, struggled to support themselves and their families. Rangina started an entrepreneurial enterprise,

detailed descriptions of Andean cultural traditions frame each section

With a 'no-waste' approach to weaving

Colors: taupe

an internationally acclaimed expert in natural dyed block printing

if desired

It was believed that the patterns and colors in a suzani held talismanic powers of protection and these powers were magically transferred from the mother into the suzani through the visual impact of her embroidery work

Purchased from a family business in Uzbekistan

There is a black woven border sewn around the whole rug

The original purpose is a dupatta or large shawl- but draped over an expansion rod

Very versatile

The tiger is heathered grey with markings in heathered oatmeal and charcoal

and a heathered grey back