Unframed Tapestry

This hand-stitched work created by Florence Asiimwe, Threads of Blessing artist, provides a snapshot of life in Uganda. A woman outside two traditional round thatched homes, is carrying a basket on her head. Chickens graze in the foreground near a river and the scene is set under an animated sky stitched in a horizontal gray and white pattern. The work measures 8 x 8 inches. 

Florence lives in southern Uganda, in the diocese of Rwenzori, close to the Rwandan border – a particularly beautiful area known as the “Switzerland” of Uganda.  Her life revolves around caring for her family and her crops.

She will use the funds she receives from her needlework to provide education for her children; medical support for herself and her family; seeds or fertilizer for her crops; maintenance and repairs to her home; and provide for any orphans for whom she cares due to HIV AIDS, or other causes.

Florence meets weekly with her fellow needleworkers.  The community they have developed through Threads of Blessing encourages each of them and has significantly raised their self-esteem.