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.
Insurance Against A Crisis
Kunti Morya, Embroidery Artisan at Arpan Cooperative Among the less affluent in India, health insurance is only ...
From Reluctance to Resilience: Utsaah's Artisan Empowerment Story
Utsaah's path to creation was unique. When it was founded in 2022, some of the women artisans had been associated wit...
Chindis: Redefining Fashion with Sustainable Creativity
Waste fabric scraps are inevitable in textile and garment production. When we cut lengths of fabric for a garment, th...
The Power Of Embroidery
Rinky Gupta, Embroidery Artisan at Nirmaan Collective Hand embroidery is a hallmark of the MarketPlace brand, pr...
Slow Fashion With A Purpose
MarketPlace: Handwork of India didn't set out to create a fair trade, ethically-manufactured clothing line. Our bran...
Summer Fest 2023
We celebrated Summer Fest! The children and their parents had a ball working on all aspects, from planning and settin...
Meet Anita Sakpal
"Voicing my opinion has been a journey for me. As a young girl I was always told to be quiet and to listen to people ...
Meet Tasleem Alauddin Shaikh
"I think access to knowledge is the most important thing in life." " Tasleem Alauddin Shaikh EMBROIDERY ARTISAN ...