Darzah

Darzah is a non-profit ethical fashion brand working with Palestinian women artisans in the West Bank. Founded in 2014 by Dr. Janette Habashi as a project of Child’s Cup Full, the 501(c)3 social enterprise she created in Zababdeh, it takes its name from the Arabic word for stitch and builds on tatreez, the cross-stitch embroidery passed down from mother to daughter.

Shoes, bags, accessories and home textiles are cut and assembled with local shoemakers in Al-Khalil/Hebron using leather from a family-run tannery, then hand-embroidered by a team of six full-time and 22 part-time artisans who work largely from home. Darzah is certified by the Fair Trade Federation, pays wages well above the local average and maintains a Tatreez Archive that catalogues motifs to keep the craft documented.