Afghan Crafts Bazaar

A community of refugees from Afghanistan, brought here after the U.S. military withdrawal in 2021, is living in Reservoir Hill just a short walk north between Bolton Hill and Druid Hill Park.  A few of the women have, with community support, formed a sewing collective and will display and sell their creations–clothing, handicrafts and jewelry–at a bazaar on Sunday, March 5, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Afghan Women Beyond Housework is a collective of six refugee women in their thirties, only two of whom speak English.  They come together each week to learn or make use of sewing skills on donated machines and fabrics, mentored by Bolton Hill textile artist Anna Fine, with support from church and synagogue women in the neighborhood and nearby.  Brought to Baltimore under International Rescue Committee (IRC) sponsorship, they are overseen by the Luminus Network for New Americans, a Howard County non-profit group that assists new immigrants.