<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[stitches and dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stitches Weaving Dreams, Telling Stories]]></description><link>https://www.stitchesanddreams.nl/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:17:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.stitchesanddreams.nl/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Before Me Came Thousands (NL)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read in English Toen we begonnen met het ontwerpen van een collectie voor Keti Koti, kwam één woord steeds opnieuw terug: vrijheid. Vrijheid wordt vaak gezien als iets vanzelfsprekends. Iets wat er gewoon is. Maar tijdens de gesprekken met de jongeren ontdekten we dat vrijheid nooit uit het niets ontstaat. Achter iedere vorm van vrijheid staan mensen die offers brachten. Mensen die opstonden tegen onrecht. Mensen die hun thuis achterlieten. Mensen die volhielden, zodat een volgende generatie...]]></description><link>https://www.stitchesanddreams.nl/post/before-me-came-thousands</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6e4b8c3e0c16484ff660f0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06ab4c_e045fcdd647f4b659bd1389f3cfb57ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ebrodic</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before Me Came Thousands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before Me Came Thousands tells the story behind our Keti Koti collection, created with young people from the asylum seekers’ centre. Together, they explored a simple truth: freedom is never given—it is inherited through the sacrifices of those who came before us. The design honours those journeys while reminding us that we, too, are shaping the freedom of generations yet to come.]]></description><link>https://www.stitchesanddreams.nl/post/building-community-the-art-of-youth-fashion-expression</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3028012e35c99df8d4bba9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:27:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06ab4c_e045fcdd647f4b659bd1389f3cfb57ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ebrodic</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>