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Christmas Stocking KI-N-CHS
$ 16.00
Hand knit Christmas stocking w/loop for hanging, assorted colors and designs, Approx 8″x 20″. For years we carried the wonderful highly patterned socks before one of our customers told us she wished we sold them singly as Christmas stockings! The idea was born and they’ve been a great success! These have a strong loop for hanging and plenty of room for Santa to fill! Assorted colors. Seasonal. Advance order recommended! Limited stock on hand. ***Bestseller!!
Description
Fleeing from Tibet at the age of 12 with little schooling and no money, Pema-la Lama struggled to settle herself in to her new country of Nepal.
A refugee there, she taught herself to read and write in Nepali and learned how to knit and sew, all the while caring for 6 younger siblings and tending to a father dying of cancer. When Ric and I first met Pema-la in 1984 she lived with her husband Namgyal (also a Tibetan refugee, who fled when he was 1) and their baby daughter, Chimmi in a small room in Kathmandu with no water, bathroom or kitchen. They supported themselves with sales from a small shop where they sold the bags and knitwear that they made by hand…
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