It was so nice to get such mail from "Susanne Eberle"; she is so kind to share the radio program in the Swiss radio about Sarah Aunty and me.
I would like to share the links here in our blog Susanne
Friday, June 3, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Sarah aunty's crafts..
I have shared earlier how Sarah Aunty could bring Kippa and Kochini Kippah to us and how she could preserve the culture of Jews in Kochi, India.
Out of curiosity she used to stitch and
keep many Kippas; as we are in the street of Mattanchery Synagogue
(One of the oldest Jewish Synagogue in the world) we used to get
lots of tourists from all over the world. They were interested in
these hand made accessories and they started asking it. Sarah aunty
handed over those as gifts.
In the meantime demand increased and
out of combulsion from she started selling them. When they came to
buy Kippas they started asking for Halah covers, guest towels, table
covers etc... She started selling handkerchiefs and small cloth items
which is made by a convent near by. Sarah Aunty enjoyed the
interaction with the tourists, she told them stories and exchanged
information, then some day she thought of developing her own style a
range of hand embroidered table linens. She started making Halah
covers, guest towels, napkins, place-mats etc... And the guests spend
more time in our shop and we started getting ides about many more
products.
Everyday we are happy to open our shops
and welcome the guest, sometimes we get good friends some people buy
products others greet us; it is because of the shop that we are all
active and Sarah Aunty's smile is enough for people who visits us.
The other side of this story is a hobby
and passion is now protecting the lives of around 100 women artisans
from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. I have trained 60 women from
Andhra Pradesh on the special embroidery and they are making these
table linens for us now and another group from Tamil Nadu is making a
product for us that I will show you in my next post.
Buy Sarah's Table Linen and other products online through Craftpair.com
Friday, November 6, 2015
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Simhat Thora
Simhat Thora, We are watching this every year, it is a different feel
each year, we discover many colors, many moods and everything at peace..
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Kochini Kippah
In her school days at the age of 15 – 16, there was an old
Jew women called Ramachi Muthi (Muthi means respect word for elderly). She used
to stich a special Kippah for the Jews in Kochi and Mattanchery. It has got a
special design and an Israel – India cultural blend. Sarah Aunty was sensitive
to art and craft, out of curiosity she asked Ramachi Muthi to teach her the
“Kochini Kippah”. Sometimes when Sarah Aunty talks about her olden days she tells
that Ramachi Muthi was very happy to teach her the stitching. Muthi wished the
tradition of Kochini Kippah to be carried and handed over to generations.
Now that I am so glad and fortunate that Sarah Aunty had
faith in me to teach the stitching and I could continue the tradition of
“Kochini Kippah”. It is always available in our shop with other Kippah and I
thank the guests who visits our shop because they are making it alive by using
that along with the normal Kippah.
To buy Kochini Kippah please send us a mail sarahsembroidery09@gmail.com
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