Falastin Mitts
Traditional Shetland Fair Isle fingerless mittens, designed in solidarity with Palestine to raise money for families in Gaza.
Wear your solidarity
These mitts are a blend of Shetland and Palestine. The design features motifs that are found in both Fair Isle patterns and Palestinain tatreez embroidery, using the colours from the Palestinian flag - and some watermelons.
They were designed following traditional Shetland patterns, and with advice kindly given by Ella Gordon. Thank you Ella!
100% of the sale of each pair raises direct aid for Palestinian families.
Fair Isle for Falastin
Knit your own
The pattern for the mittens is also available for sale.
All proceeds from each pattern sale also go to support families in Gaza.
These mittens were born of a need to do something to help families in Gaza.
It’s difficult to know what to say after watching horror upon horror unfold, every day, on our screens, for over a year. The feeling of helplessness that can take over can be overwhelming as we watch our government ignore countless protests and continue to fund a genocide.
In March 2024, I was able to channel my feelings into action, and help a family with a fundraising campaign, initially set up to help them evacuate Gaza. Egyptian authorities were charging $5000 per adult and $2500 per child in evacuation fees, leaving those who wanted to get to safety facing a cruel and ridiculous predicament. With no way to make this kind of money, countless families have turned to fundraising campaigns, often being forced to enlist strangers outwith Gaza to help (because Palestinians are blocked from accessing crowdfunding platforms).
After the Israeli army closed the Rafah crossing in May 2024, evacuation is no longer an option. The money raised is now also being used to fund survival until such a time that people can evacuate, or try to rebuild their lives in Gaza.
I’m now in touch other families, and although a “ceasefire” is in place, Palestinians still need our support.
Each sale of mitts or the pattern goes a little way to providing direct aid, and bringing some hope.
You can read more about each family’s story and donate to them directly via their individual campaigns.
Image credits: Islam Abu Mohsen
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