Free Size Traditional Habesha/ሀበሻ Kemis/ቀሚስ – Handmade Fetil Ethiopian & Eritrean Dress Ethiopian Cultural Clothing with two to three artisans

with two to three artisans making sure every border

Bahelawi means deeply traditional — and this Gondar kemis earns that name

Ethiopian and Eritrean community events

a traditional necklace

the white fabric carries itself with grace

Free Size Traditional Habesha/ሀበሻ Kemis/ቀሚስ – Handmade Fetil Ethiopian & Eritrean Dress Ethiopian Cultural Clothing with two to three artisansThe 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