Description
Hand embroidered clerical stole with Jerusalem cross motif on red fabric.
Approx length: 226cm Tassles: 16cm Width: 15cm
Handmade by Surif Women’s Cooperative. Surif, a village near Hebron, is one of the most isolated groups. Started in 1950 by the Mennonite Central Committee, Surif Women’s Cooperative became a co-op in 1983. Due to lack of sales, the co-op currently gives little work to only about 150 of the 400 women members. Five staff work part-time at the centre but are paid only if there are sales. The embroidered work is incredibly precise, done on 100% cotton material woven in Jerusalem’s Old City.