Free Size Traditional Habesha/ሀበሻ Kemis/ቀሚስ – Handmade Fetil Ethiopian & Eritrean Dress Ethiopian Cultural Clothing Handcrafted Ethiopian & Eritrean Habesha

Handcrafted Ethiopian & Eritrean Habesha Kemis in White — 100% soft breathable handwoven cotton with hand-embroidered tilet and tibeb patterns

Independence Day

Gondar’s ጥምቀት Timket celebration is among the most beautiful in all of Ethiopia — the city that was once the seat of emperors knows how to mark a religious occasion

the white fabric carries itself with grace

a traditional necklace

Free Size Traditional Habesha/ሀበሻ Kemis/ቀሚስ – Handmade Fetil Ethiopian & Eritrean Dress Ethiopian Cultural Clothing Handcrafted Ethiopian & Eritrean HabeshaThe fetil kemis from Gondar is a dress that takes patience to make and presence to wear. Fetil means twisted thread, and the embroidery technique that bears that name involves layering and weaving thread in ways that create a raised, textured pattern you can actually feel with your fingertips. It is more labor intensive than flat embroidery, which is exactly why fetil kemis have always been considered a special piece. When someone in the family had