Threads of Hope Cairo

We work closely with brands and designers to bring their ideas to life through handcrafted production. These dangling crochet flowers were produced by our artisans as part of a collaboration with MADE51. Working from the client’s design, the women carefully crocheted each strand. Our white label production model allows brands to create meaningful handmade pieces while supporting refugee and migrant women with dignified work and steady income opportunities.

@threadsofhope — surface language In the close-up, the chair reveals its inner rhythm. Threads interlace into dense, tactile fields, expanding into three-dimensional textures that mimic the layered structure of palm fronds. Each stitch carries variation, holding the imprint of the hand that made it. Beading punctuates the surface. Clusters emerge like fruit, referencing dates and doum, symbols of nourishment and abundance across the region. Nothing is applied without meaning. Every element holds a reference. The armrests, backrest, and seat dissolve into a continuous surface, blurring the boundary between structure and textile. What appears soft carries strength. What appears decorative carries narrative. Seen closely, the chair becomes a landscape. Of movement, of labor, of memory. A tactile expression of resilience, where material, craft, and identity are woven into one continuous form. Position 006 — revealing. Photographer: @louay_nasser Creative studio: @maisonmehany #dontanani#designmadeinegypt

Position 005 — @threadsofhope Rooted, yet always reaching upward. This piece begins with the palm, not only as material, but as a living symbol embedded across cultures of the region. From Phoenix dactylifera to Hyphaene thebaica, the palm has long stood as a figure of resilience, a being that bends, adapts, and continues to grow in the harshest conditions. Across geographies, it has carried layered meanings: a source of nourishment, a provider of shade, a marker of hospitality, a symbol of endurance and renewal. A tree that gives, endlessly. Within this context, the chair becomes more than an object. It becomes a reflection. Developed in collaboration with Threads of Hope and Laura Dayoub, the piece embodies a shared condition of resilience and continuity. For the women behind its making, the palm is not symbolic alone; it is lived experience, memory, survival, and identity. The chair translates this into form. Threaded surfaces expand and contract like woven fronds. Beading introduces moments of abundance, echoing clusters of dates. Structure and texture move together, creating a sense of rhythm, of growth, of becoming. To sit is to enter this language. To momentarily inhabit the palm. Not as an observer, but as part of it. Because here, the palm is not separate from us. We are the palm. The journey extends.

The work often happens around this table. Women sit together with thread and fabric in their hands. Some concentrate quietly. Others talk while they stitch. Most of the women learned embroidery here for the first time. With practice, their hands become steadier and work begins to feel more natural. 📷 @made51_unhcr

Hanaa hangs a freshly dyed piece to dry. The colour comes from madder. The fabric is prepared, dipped, and left to absorb the dye slowly. Each batch develops its own shade depending on the plant, the water, and the time it spends in the dye. The natural dye team works carefully with these processes, learning how colour behaves and how to guide it. 📷 @made51_unhcr

Bikhita is from Sudan and is part of the crochet team. She has been with us for over a year. Her work requires patience and attention, but also familiarity with the rhythm of thread and needle. At Threads of Hope, women bring different levels of experience. Some are learning, others carry years of knowledge. Together they create pieces that reflect both skill and dedication. 📷 @made51_unhcr

Kawthar arrives with her child and a warm smile. Work and life often move side by side here. Most of the women at Threads of Hope balance craft with caring for their families. Children are part of the rhythm of the day. Between conversation, stitching, and shared moments, the work continues. 📷 @tinkaud

This piece travelled far from the room where it was made. The women of Threads of Hope worked together on a commission through MADE51 for the Global Refugee Forum organised by UNHCR. With Crochet, they created a Peace Tree. Twenty-five women contributed their work to the piece, each adding their time and skill to its making. The Peace Tree was presented during the Global Refugee Forum, where the Nansen Refugee Award was also handed. It stands as a reminder of the craft, patience, and resilience of the women who created it. 📷 @made51_unhcr

A closer look at one of the new pieces in the works with @maducairo . White yarn and crochet is the kind of classic we never stop falling in love with.

We are hiring! The Threads of Hope team is growing, and we’re looking for passionate, driven individuals to join us in the following roles: - Production Supervisor - Content Creator - Accountant 📌 Full job descriptions are available in our bio. 📧 To apply, please send your CV to: [email protected] & [email protected] If you believe in purpose-led work and want to be part of a meaningful, impact-driven team, we would love to hear from you.

Shadeya with our Syrian Rose Pouch. Hand-finished with delicate cross-stitching, this vibrant yellow is made to brighten any day that needs a little extra joy. 📸 @ahmedwaleedsamy

Come to Threads of Hope with your embroidery project and we will bring it to life. Threads of Hope offers bespoke services for individuals and brands to personalise their items, with an array of stitches, monogramming and embroidered motifs.