Hope Has Hands
Hand-embroidered hoop art | 20 cm wooden hoop
Hope is not something you wait for. It is something you make, stitch by stitch.
A woman from a new group at Alsama Studio in Shatila, Beirut, made this piece. The women are Syrian and Palestinian refugees who came to Alsama to learn embroidery, and this hoop comes from that training. With every stitch she learns something new, and every piece she finishes brings her closer to steady, paid work with the studio.
Each piece you buy pays for one woman's training. It builds her pathway to an income.
That matters. Jobs for women in Shatila are hard to find. A skill in her hands is something no one can take away. It means income and independence, and a place in a circle of women who hold each other up.
This piece is part of our Joy is Resistance collection. The world told people to fear the women who made it, and they answered with colour. Choosing joy and sharing it is a quiet act of resistance.
No two are alike. Each hoop is its maker's own exploration. She chooses how to create with joy and puts her hope into every stitch, so yours will be one of a kind.
When you bring this piece home, you pay for a woman's training and open her path to work. Hope has hands. Hers made this.
- 20 cm natural wooden hoop, ready to hang
- Hand-embroidered in Shatila, Beirut
- Each piece is unique