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 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...
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...