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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.
From Practice to Innovation: The Sampler Shirt
Embroidery has long been at the heart of MarketPlace's mission. From its inception, the primary goal was to create jo...
Meet Lavina Mistik
Lavina Mistik EMBROIDERY ARTISAN AT EKTA COOPERATIVE Since starting to work at Ekta Cooperative, Lavina has lear...
Profile Of A Leader: Brinal Rosario
Brinal Rosario ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR AT RANPHUL MAHILA MANDAL COOPERATIVE (RMM) since 2022; co-op member since its laun...
Fashion For A Better World
Can buying beautiful clothing in America improve the lives of women in India? We know it can--as do the hundreds o...
Meet Leena Fernandes
Leena Fernandes TAILOR AT WARE COLLECTIVE When her children were young, Leena was able to earn some money giving ...
The Challenge of Believing in Yourself
I am really happy when....... Something that my friends like about me is..... I am very proud of..... These were ...
Meet Sangeeta Gupta
Sangeeta Gupta EMBROIDERY ARTISAN AT SHRAMIK MAHILA MANDAL (SMM) When Sangeeta joined SMM she did not have her ow...
Meet Lavina Dandekar
"The most important part is that I am not dependent on anybody for managing my money." Lavina Dandekar TAILOR A...