We were given some gorgeous woven and hand stitched gifts from Bangladesh last week. The placemats and napkins are hand woven, the shopping bag has been hand-stiched. The work that has gone into these gifts is phenomenal. Don't you think they are beautiful? They were chosen for us from a shop called Aarong , a Bengali word meaning village fair. Aarong is a social enterprise which creates livelihoods for rural women. Aarong is dedicated to bringing positive change to lives of disadvantaged artisans, 85% of whom are women I have never been to Bangladesh, and I Iove having a touch of Bangladesh in our home this week! The nearest I have been to Bangladesh was earlier this year when we visited the neighbouring country of Myanmar. The sweet gifts reminded me of a visit we made to the lotus weavers at Inle lake. loom at Inle Lake, Myanmar At Inle Lake we watc...
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