All Eternal Creation pieces are made to order. The tailors are paid a piece rate with a guaranteed minimum wage during their training period, and are given the same job security as the salaried staff. This has resulted in a well-paid, motivated and highly skilled team. We currently have 43 tailors from Tibet & India, including several women newly arrived in Dharamsala from Tibet, who are training for their new careers.

Tsering Dolma, 23, is one such tailor from Lithang, Kham, in Eastern Tibet. She comes from a large family who make a living by collecting medicinal herbs from the mountains for traditional Tibetan medicine. She hasn’t seen her family for seven years, and dreams of returning to Tibet one day.

Kalsang Dolma, 24, comes from a nomadic family in Bawa, Kham. Before arriving in Dharamsala Kalsang spent her days shepherding a herd of yaks across the vast open grasslands of Eastern Tibet. She misses her old life in Tibet, but is happy to learn new tailoring skills.