We are proud to support this Aghabani embroidery women’s initiative in Damascus that empowers women in Syria to help provide for their families this International Women’s Day and beyond.

Our artisans partners, Mona and Oula manage a talented group of 12 local Syrian women, many of whom have been internally displaced. Their aim is to revive the beautiful craft of Aghabani embroidery, preserve a heritage, and provide for their families. The number of workshops dedicated to this ancient embroidery craft has also dwindled because of the war. Aghabani is a 150 year old Damascene traditional craft. The designs are hand carved on wooden molds and stamped on the cotton or silk material. The maker uses a specific type of ink or Indigo dye that wears off after the textile was washed. The stamped material is then given to a local seamstress who embroiders the patterns with different colored threads.

Our Fragrance Pouch is sustainable way to fill your favorite room with a clean scent without the room freshener chemicals. We love to hanging them in our closets with twine. Inside each hand embroidered drawstring pouch, are three mini soap tubes and twine for the option to hang your soap tubes on a string. So beautiful and delicate that they can be used as baby shower favors or gifted to someone special.

We are proud to collaborate with their team who made our Signature Mint + Laurel bags. Show your support for them by purchasing any one of our signature embroidered products. Shop now: www.mintandlaurel.com