Hand loomed binakol cushion, with applique birds and flowers.

Binakol Bird cushion, hand loomed, hand embroidered

Protea Binakol Hand Loomed Cushion "Zen Bird" No.7

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Protea Binakol Hand Loomed Cushion "Zen Bird" No.7

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Product : this cushion is a one of a kind piece, a collaboration between skilled artisans in the Philippines and South Africa. Embroidered hand loomed cotton on the front, and linen on the back.

30 x 50 cm sold with feather inner.

A protea flower and sunbird is hand embroidered onto a graphic hand loomed cloth known as "binakol" from the north of the Philippines. The protea is the national flower of South Africa, it represents change, hope and regeneration in local tradition, the flower is embroidered by a group of talented crafts women who are part of a social enterprise called Heartworks. The cloth, Binakol is an ancient craft tradition in the Philippines, each graphic motif is an abstract illustration of daily life in the country. This motif is the "whirlpool", which is woven to protect us from illness and wicked spirits, it is thought to make them dizzy.

Creator: Heartworks was founded in Cape Town in 2005 as a springboard for a group of seropositive and marginalised women who were trained in an embroidery workshop. United by their talent within Heartworks, these women, from South Africa, Congo and Zambia, are true artists. Each of their works constitutes a unique piece of collection worthy of "haute couture" creations. The group now involves more than 30 women, enabling them to generate a decent income and acquire the confidence to move forward.

In detail : Cotton cushion, sold with feather inner. 30X50 CM

100% hand made. Cotton & linen.

Gentle hand wash.

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The Stories

The attraction of something handmade is the obvious human touch in an object; well made craft has some kind of soul. This is certainly the case with all things by Heartworks, a group of women artisans set up in Cape Town in 2000 by Margaret Woermann, an artist in her own right. The group was created to train, and offer safe and stable work to marginalised women, the crafters here come from far and wide.....

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On a heavy, tropical afternoon, we are led down a dusty pathway between simple houses shaded by mango trees, to the home of an elderly lady, who sleeps in the same room as her weaving loom.

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