{"product_id":"embroidered-pillow-cover-canaanite-star","title":"Embroidered Pillow Cover - Canaanite Star","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"p_details_line\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p_details_line\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis gorgeous cushion cover is embroidered with the traditional Canaanite Star motif by women artisans in the Bethlehem area villages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 16” x 16”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_line\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p_details_line\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p_details_line\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurif Women's Cooperative\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"producer_body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe village of Surif (pop. 15,000) is located alongside the Green Line (1949 Armistice Line separating West Bank and Israel), in a beautiful hilly region between Bethlehem and Hebron.  About a half of the village population is refugees from the 1948 war, who fled their homeland that later became a part of the State of Israel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1950, a group of Mennonite volunteers came to the village to establish the Palestinian Needlework Program, in order to give the refugee women an opportunity to supplement their family income and to enhance their own self-reliance through empowerment.  In 1979, the village women took over the responsibilities to run the project, which, after a period of intensive training, was reborn as Surif Women's Cooperative, in 1983. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurif's Women's Cooperative is known for their distinct style, using cream-colored 'mansouri' cotton fabric instead of the popular 'eitamin' cross-stitch canvas. The embroidery patterns are produced by a system of counting threads, a method that gives the embroidery its striking and exact appearance on both sides of the fabric.  Surif's designs are adapted from traditional Palestinian dresses and reflect the heritage from different regions of Palestine.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #212529; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);\"\u003eSunbula, a Jerusalem-based non-profit fair trade organization, is a platform that supports marginalized women and communities in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Palestinian communities within Israel through traditional artisanal crafts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunbula","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46415959916713,"sku":"EPU520","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/3844\/5225\/files\/B09CE465-868F-4054-A969-E47B17B78A24.png?v=1758853567","url":"https:\/\/www.shoppalestine.org\/products\/embroidered-pillow-cover-canaanite-star","provider":"Shop Palestine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}