KABUL (Reuters Life!) - Tweaking folds of black and gold silk, Zolaykha Sherzad frowns. Reinventing a country known for burqa-clad women as a source of high-end fashion means getting every stitch ...
In a sunlit wooden hall in New Delhi, women sit together with needles moving steadily through cloth. Some work while seated on sofas; others gather in small circles on the floor, stitching side by ...
A typical meeting at the Stitch Initiative starts with a large gathering as women greet each other, share tea and conversation and file their children into separate rooms. It continues with the group ...