Gift Shop

The Palestinian Heritage Center works to preserve, promote and celebrate Palestinian Cultural Heritage.  All products are one of a kind embroidered works, handmade by Palestinian women. This rich and exclusively female artistic tradition flourished in Palestine up to the middle of this century. Designs vary from village to village, as they are passed down from mother to daughter. The main stitching techniques used in Palestine were, and still are, cross-stitch and couching with silk and metallic cords.  Embroidery has been mainly for the adornment of clothing, although in some areas home articles such as cushion covers were also embroidered.

The Palestinian Heritage Center provides in-home employment for over a hundred women living in refugee camps and small villages within the Bethlehem area.   For most, this is the sole income for their families.  Many of the women produce stylish clothing, as well as intricately worked jackets, cushions, tablecloths and pillows.

When purchasing these embroidered works you are not only receiving a wonderful piece of our heritage and culture but helping to provide vital support for these families.

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