Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Bien Abye

Bien Abyé's pieces are handcrafted by Haitian women artisans skilled in sewing, beading, and embroidery, working together in small community ateliers.

An artisan works on a colorful textile design.
A group of artisans poses together indoors.

This craft, passed down through generations, supports both their families and the local economy, with a portion of proceeds also going back to Haitian communities.

Hands stitch beads onto colorful fabric, adding decorative patterns with needles and thread.

Sustainable Technique

Hand Beading

In most of Africa, men weave; women bead. Working with wire or thread, beads are accumulated and manipulated into jewelry known the world over for its colorful complexity and cultural identity. We offer pieces of beaded jewelry from South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa, and indigenous groups in Colombia.