Selected Artisans - The Global Eco Artisan Awards 2022

Selected Artisans

TEXTILE – SURFACE DÉCOR

Textiles represent cultures and traditions, life, dreams and creativity of makers and so much more. They are art forms carrying messages from the universe generation after generation. The art of ornamenting & decorating the surface of a fabric by hand is soul-fulfilling to makers and becomes precious possession for many. Here we have, the makers offering precious possessions.

Gohar Sajid is a Phulkari embroiderer from Pakistan working on the craft for 28 years now. Phulkari embroidery is a craft that is practiced in her family. Gohar was taught all the work by her mother. She started to work for an origination called "Sabah Pakistan Cooperative Home-Based Women Worker Organization" and has been working for this organization since 2009. She is still a board member of Sabah Pakistan.