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.
Anda Bhurji (Scrambled Eggs)
Ingredients: 2 tsp vegetable cooking oil 1-2 green chilli, chopped fine 1 medium sized onion, chopped fine 1 ...
Energized, Uplifting, Transformative...
A lifelong dream came true in March when my husband and I had the opportunity to visit India. Our most important, thu...
Empowerment Through the News
Reading a daily newspaper was simply not a part of the artisans' lives. First of all, many of the women cannot read ...
Our Mission in Products... Hand Embroidery
Hand embroidery on MarketPlace garments is an important factor in enabling women to work and earn a living. Because t...
Let's Talk About Respect!
Let's Talk About Respect...Living Our Values, Changing Lives R-E-S-P-E-C-T is one of the five values the women artis...
Mission by Design
Women are the soul of MarketPlace. Our mission to empower women is why we exist, and it is embedded in everything we ...
International Women's Day 2019
On March 8, I was thrilled to join in the celebration of International Women's Day in Mumbai. Women artisans from eac...
Indian Lentils: Black dal/Sabut Masoor
Ingredients: ¼ kg (about ½ lb.) brown lentils, (soaked in water 15 minutes prior to cooking) 2 tsp vegetable ...