Al-Amin Pesantren
Seeking God through Embroidery
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Al-Amin school in Tasikmalaya teaches entrepreneurship through embroidery. It was once accused of exploiting cheap labor.
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RISMA Soleha’s foot deftly operates the pedal of a kejek, a manual embroidery machine. Her fingers draw the embroidery needle over a red flower motif on material for a headscarf. Sometimes she takes a break, then deftly reconnects broken thread or replaces it if the roll of thread comes off the spool.
This woman from Ciamis has already worked at the Al-Amin Pesantren, in Kampung Cukang, Tanjung subdistrict, Kawalu district, Tasikmalaya, for a
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