Seven Sisters

The seven Sharshembieva sisters remember watching their grandmother lay felted patterns down to make carpets as she explained the legends held in each design. As nomads, the Kyrgyz used wool felting to depict totems of their tribe and keep yurts warm in the snowy mountains. The sisters took that heritage skill and innovated on silk, creating scarves and apparel which carry forward their rich past and employ women in the making of something new.