Threads of Community Blog
Blogs that weave together artisan stories, cultural heritage, sustainability, and customer connections, showing how each handmade piece ties people, tradition, and care into a shared global fabric.
Meet Kalawati Khan
Kalawati Khan EMBROIDERY ARTISAN AT RANPHUL MAHIA MANDAL COOPERATIVE (RMM) Kalawati has had to deal with many ob...
Meet Reshma Parmar
Reshma Parmar TAILOR AT WARE COLLECTIVE When Reshma joined WARE in 2015 it was the first time ever that she step...
Meet Shabnam Shaikh
Shabnam Shaikh EMBROIDERY ARTISAN AT AASHIYANA COOPERATIVE Shabnam has been an embroidery artisan at Aashiyana C...
A First Bank Account
Sangeeta Gupta, Embroidery Artisan at SMM Cooperative Lack of access to banking remains a major financial obstac...
Meet Kunti Morya
"I am grateful that MarketPlace thought in advance of us needing medical help, because I don't know how I would have ...
The Change in Me: Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow.
As part of the collective journey of growth and empowerment, a special session was designed and conducted in each of ...
Hand Block Printing: Where Artistry Meets Textiles
The age-old practice of using intricately carved wooden blocks to print patterns onto fabric can be traced back to at...
A Culture of Mutual Support
Lavina Dandekar, Tailor at Nirmaan Collective In stark contrast to the fast-fashion industry, where low-cost goo...