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 Suman Mali

"I have learned so many things after joining the group." Embroidery Artisan at Ranphul Mahila Mandal Cooperative ....

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Armaan Club Kids Choose Role Models

Children 12 years and older were asked to choose role models, research and learn about their lives, their vision and ...

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Shrimp Pilav

Pratibha runs the social development programs including Darpan and Social Action. She notes: "SHARE is unconventional...

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MarketPlace Milestones

The Beginning: Sisters Pushpika Freitas and Lalita Monteiro were exposed to social work from an early age. Their mot...

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Chindi Necklace

India has a long tradition of recycling used fabrics. Old saris and lungis are sewn together into quilts or cut a...

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The Mohina Tunic

Traditional batik hand block printing is done with a wooden block with a hand carved pattern on one side. The block ...

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The Sikkim Jacket

Hand embroidery on MarketPlace garments is an important factor in enabling women to work and earn a living. Because t...

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Hand Embroidering the Patna Dress

Our mission is to work with women who are not able to find work elsewhere Hence, we have developed a number of s...

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