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.
The Poetry of Process: Resist & Rhythm
Hand block printing is one of the oldest and a very expressive way to bring pattern to cloth—a slow, tactile dialogue...
The Soul of Batik: Anwar Khatri’s Craft
We live in a world where clothes are so available, so abundant, that we rarely stop to think about how they’re made. ...
How Training Empowers: Creating Skill, Confidence & Craft
In much of the apparel industry, workers are expected to arrive already trained. At MarketPlace, we take a different ...
2025 Our Year in Review: Part 1
Like many small businesses, we felt the challenges of 2025 - soft markets, rising costs, tariffs, inflation. And yet,...
The Beauty of Second Chances
At MarketPlace, nothing goes to waste—not even the smallest scrap of fabric. Using chindis, the remnants left over fr...
Collage Floral: From Garden Sketch to Bold New Block Print
Gardening, Art and Printing—Our new custom block print, Collage Floral, in Style 71C-02 Divya Top and 71H-13 Zarine D...
From Peel to Pattern: The Art of Natural Dyeing with Adiv
Step into Adiv's dyeing studio and the first thing you notice is the fragrance—marigold, rose, and hibiscus petals al...
Clothing With A Past And A Future
Sustainable style isn't just a trend—it's a way of reimagining how we make and wear clothes so they're kinder to the ...