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 Lavina Dandekar

"The most important part is that I am not dependent on anybody for managing my money." Lavina Dandekar TAILOR A...

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Meet Kalawati Khan

Kalawati Khan EMBROIDERY ARTISAN AT RANPHUL MAHIA MANDAL COOPERATIVE (RMM) Kalawati has had to deal with many ob...

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Meet Reshma Parmar

Reshma Parmar TAILOR AT WARE COLLECTIVE When Reshma joined WARE in 2015 it was the first time ever that she step...

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Meet Shabnam Shaikh

Shabnam Shaikh EMBROIDERY ARTISAN AT AASHIYANA COOPERATIVE Shabnam has been an embroidery artisan at Aashiyana C...

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A First Bank Account

Sangeeta Gupta, Embroidery Artisan at SMM Cooperative Lack of access to banking remains a major financial obstac...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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A Culture of Mutual Support

Lavina Dandekar, Tailor at Nirmaan Collective In stark contrast to the fast-fashion industry, where low-cost goo...

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