> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Emily Chan > Reference:: https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/nol-collective-weavers-gaza > Date:: 2025 > Tags:: #warp/article #Palestine #weaving #textiles > WeftLinks:: [[Cultural value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft fosters the resilience of a minority cultural group]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Palestinian weaving is a form of identity and a way to preserve history. Nöl Collective ### Highlights > "Craft is an identity," Palestinian-American designer Yasmeen Mjalli tells Vogue from her studio in Ramallah in the West Bank. It's why she decided to set up Nöl Collective, a label that celebrates weavers and embroiderers across Palestine, back in 2017 (Nöl is the Arabic word for loom). > In January, Mjalli, together with Palestinian historian NA Mansour, set up a fundraiser to help brothers Husam and Waleed, who were displaced several times in the first few months (Husam's weaving workshop and home were completely destroyed). More than $100,000 (£80,000) was raised, allowing Husam, his wife, his children and two of Waleed's children to flee from Gaza and reach Cairo.