Golden retreat

A colourful cushion cover that uses naturally dyed fabric in the handmade embroidery process. You’ll see a combination of hand stitching and appliqué with block printed Ajrakh patterns from a neighbouring community, all in one beautiful piece. Stitched onto a handwoven cotton silk base.

These embroideries bring the richness of desert cultures into your hands — heirlooms for the future. Each embroidery is a unique expression of the woman who made it. No two are the same.

Size approx. 16″ x 16″

Each embroidery piece is one of a kind.

*Colour may vary slightly from image shown.

The language of stitches builds within a community over hundreds of years. It is a source of identity that is transferred from one generation to the next. It is learned in the same way a spoken language is learned; with children sitting beside the adults. In an oral culture the stitched language records everything of importance from the epic to the personal.

Rural women has embroided and designed it.The goal is financial self-determination and empowerment through education and a clear sense of the value of their work.