Meet Our Team
The women who hand make our products, the women who design, and the women who share the story of our products, together make up who we are at Peace of Thread.
For us, empowering, employing, and advocating means putting the women first, providing a safe environment, providing a supplemental income, and providing educational and upskilling opportunities for the women to thrive and live out their full purpose.
Peace of Thread’s Artisan Threaders
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baserah
Baserah is from Afghanistan. She is married and has two children. She and her family came to the U.S. due to war. Baserah has been in Georgia with her family for over ten years. Aside from sewing, she enjoys beading dresses and even some of our products.
galina
Galina is from Ukraine. She is married and has nine children. They fled to the U.S. to make a better life with their children. Galina not only enjoys sewing, but she enjoys cooking and baking, and helping her husband as he pastors their church.
karina
Karina is from Ukraine. She is married and has two children. Karina and her family fled to the U.S. due to war. They have been in Georgia over two years. When she is not sewing, she and her husband are raising their two sons, and spend time with her family.
ma ni
Ma Ni is from Myanmar. She is married and has two sons. They fled to Malaysia where they spent five years due to persecution. They have been in the U.S. for over nine years. Ma Ni loves taking care of her family, and doing activities with her church. She has been become a U.S. citizen.
nei
Nei is from Myanmar. She is a single mother of two daughters. She and her family fled Myanmar due to the militia targeting them. She has been in the U.S. for over nine years. She loves to cook in her spare time and learn more about sewing so she can work from home to be with her children.
najla
Najla is from Afghanistan. She came to the U.S. as a new bride. Her husband came here because his Mother was killed for educating women in Kabul. He and his father were granted asylum by President Bush and had lived in the U.S. for several years before Najla joined him. She has been in the U.S. for over eight years. She has become a U.S. citizen.
summima
Sumimma is from Nepal. She is married and one son and one daughter. She has been in the U.S. for over seven years. Sumimma and her family came to the U.S. due to poor quality of life in Nepal. She likes to sew, cook, and spend time with her children.
sitara
Sitara is from Afghanistan. She is married and has three children. Sitara and her family fled to the U.S. due to war. They have been in Georgia almost three years. When she is not sewing, she loves to spend time with her family.
Thevika
Thevika is from Sri Lanka. She is married and has three children. Thevika and her family fled to Thailand before making their way to the U.S. They have been in Georgia for over seven years. When Thevika is not sewing, she enjoys spending time with her family. She is also a talented seamstress when it comes to making and altering wedding gowns. This was her work back in Sri Lanka.