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.
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 ...
Chindi Necklace
India has a long tradition of recycling used fabrics. Old saris and lungis are sewn together into quilts or cut a...
The Mohina Tunic
Traditional batik hand block printing is done with a wooden block with a hand carved pattern on one side. The block ...
The Sikkim Jacket
Hand embroidery on MarketPlace garments is an important factor in enabling women to work and earn a living. Because t...