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.
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 ...
Meet Sunita Gorad
"I joined the cooperative looking for a job, but I also found my voice." Sunita Gorad TAILOR AT SHRAMIK MAHILA MA...
Gaining Confidence
The mission of empowering women is in MarketPlace's DNA. Economic empowerment is the beginning of it all, and a varie...