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 Abdullah Shaikh
" People at MarketPlace believed in me and sent me for training and technical workshops, even to Delhi." Abdullah ...
Kalamkari: A Tradition Continued and Renewed
Kalamkari. Even the word, a mixture of Persian and Indian, reflects the storied past of this textile art. Kalamkari ...
An Ancient Art: Ajrak Block Printing
Ajrak is an ancient block printing art that produces uniquely wonderful fabrics. The traditional elements include nat...
Producing the Catalog During the Pandemic
When it came time to produce the Fall catalog, we were faced with a great deal of uncertainty. We had to make decisi...
A Rich Tradition: Hand Block Printing
Using carved wood blocks to print patterns on fabric may not have originated in India, but they have certainly made i...
Behind the Scenes with MarketPlace
Take a look behind the scenes at how the fabric used for MarketPlace products is hand-printed by skilled artisans! ...
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...
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 ...