{"id":42935,"date":"2013-09-09T00:08:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=42935"},"modified":"2013-09-09T00:08:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T07:08:00","slug":"weftshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/42935","title":{"rendered":"WEFTshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tWhen women weave their hearts and strength together to form one contiguous fabric, they create a magical kind of security, sheltering one another from storm and strife.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42939\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42939\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-42939 \" alt=\"gift_gab-WFET1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/gift_gab-WFET1.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of WEFTshop&#8217;s Facebook Page; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weftshop<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than among the women of <a href=\"http:\/\/weftshop.com\/\">WEFTshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42942\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42942\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-42942 \" alt=\"gift_gab-WFET3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/gift_gab-WFET3.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of WEFTshop; http:\/\/weftshop.com\/workshops\/<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_42940\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42940\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-42940  \" alt=\"gift_gab-WFET2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/gift_gab-WFET2.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of WEFTshop; http:\/\/weftshop.com\/<\/p><\/div>\n<p>WEFTshop is a non-profit organization that supports refugee women from Burma who are living on the border of Thailand by developing their skills as textile artisans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42944\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42944\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-42944 \" alt=\"gift_gab-WFET4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/gift_gab-WFET4.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"417\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of WEFTshop&#8217;s Facebook Page; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weftshop<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The women, who have fled persecution by the <a href=\"http:\/\/weftshop.com\/livelihoods-and-the-thai-burma-border-situation\/\">Burmese military regime<\/a>, are able to earn a fair wage in a safe environment by using traditional hand weaving, appliqu\u00e9, and metal beadwork skills to create beautiful textiles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42946\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42946\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-42946 \" alt=\"gift_gab-WFET5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/gift_gab-WFET5.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"239\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of WEFTshop&#8217;s Facebook Page; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weftshop<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to WEFTshop&#8217;s three fabulous <a href=\"http:\/\/weftshop.com\/category\/founders\/\">founders<\/a>, &#8220;Buying Weftshop\u2019s handwoven textiles and handmade products helps support women and their families to buy nutritious food, medicine, and other essential household goods so important to achieving a basic standard of living \u2026 Our aim is to support cottage industry capable of delivering sustainable income while also promoting traditional textile skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WEFTshop\u2019s woven creations include naturally dyed scarves, shawls, table runners, cushions, bags, and wall hangings, as well as children\u2019s clothing, dolls, and fabric.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42949\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42949\" class=\"size-full wp-image wp-image-42949 \" alt=\"gift_gab-WFET6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/gift_gab-WFET6.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"254\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of The Shop for Change http:\/\/www.theshopforchange.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Shop the entire collection at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theshopforchange.com\/seller\/weftshop#.UhIygD_TZ3Z\">The Shop for Change<\/a>.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When women weave their hearts and strength together to form one contiguous fabric, they create a magical kind of security, sheltering one another from storm and strife. 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