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2014 was a great year for us, and we are looking forward to what 2015 holds! We have entered into this new year with some new designs and designers that we would like to share with you! WL and her 7-year old daughter together made a purse to hold the daughter’s art supplies. WL’s daughter made the initial sketch, and did a lot of the sewing herself! WL then continued designing and created a statement piece with her repurposed denim jeans purse: “I am extremely ecstatic about

From the htE Shop, Designed by: Samiomor Yesterday, at our 9th here there and EVERYwhere workshop at NYAWC, we taught one of our survivors and designer Samiomor to take pictures and upload her finished product* to the htE shop. The pillow you see above was her first design, next week you will see two more of examples of her blossoming creativity. The process was wonderful. Samiomor spent about 2-3 weeks perfecting her first project, and was very uncertain of her skills in th

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there! Our world would not be the same without the strong and beautiful mothers that dedicate their lives to their children and families. Yesterday we held our 5th workshop at the New York Asian Women’s Center, and were delighted to celebrate motherhood with the survivors as they dedicated the day to throwing a baby shower for a “Mom to Be”. In the past few weeks, we have been learning the basics of brainstorming, design, and s