Wai Mar Hnin

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"Since I was a young girl, I have enjoyed thinking up designs and creating them. Now, when I am working with my clients, they sometimes ask me to create a design for them, and when I see that they like it and wear my creation, I feel very proud and happy" Wai Mar Hnin

Wai Mar Hnin is a seamstress who works in the Turquoise Mountain Textiles Atelier in Yangon. She oversees all the cutting and sewing and leads the other team members at the Atelier. She worked as a seamstress and tailor for many years before joining Turquoise Mountain, and makes every piece "with care and love from start to finish".