{"id":322,"date":"2026-07-23T20:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/?p=322"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:57:14","slug":"a-new-skill-new-confidence-punch-needle-camp-hdh-kulhudhuffushi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atmosphere-foundation.org\/?p=322","title":{"rendered":"A New  Skill, New  Confidence \u2013 Punch Needle Camp, HDh.  Kulhudhuffushi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:38px;line-height:1.4\"><strong>For one creative week in Kulhudhuffushi, participants gathered to learn the craft of punch needle embroidery.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Guided by Ms. Aminath Shihana, 25 women learned the particular art of pushing yarn through fabric with a punch needle to form raised, looped patterns that build colourful textured designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Slow and careful first attempts settled into place and by the end of the week, their finished pieces represented growing confidence and pride in newly discovered skills. Each participant produced a finished piece and gained familiarity with a craft many were encountering for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Each participant produced a finished piece and gained familiarity with a craft many were encountering for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Alongside the training, a literary salon offered a space for discussion about how such skills might develop into small income-generating activities in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>    \u2022 Workshop held: July 2025\n    \u2022 Participants: Total 25\n      20 from Kulhudhuffushi\n      3 from Vaikaradhoo\n      2 from Kumundhoo\n    \u2022 Instructor: Ms Aminath Shihana (Abudy Maldives)\n    \u2022 Partners: Kulhudhuffushi City Council and Abudy Maldives\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For one creative week in Kulhudhuffushi, participants gathered to learn the craft of punch needle embroidery. Guided by Ms. Aminath Shihana, 25 women learned the particular art of pushing yarn through fabric with a punch needle to form raised, looped patterns that build colourful textured designs. 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