Handcrafted Design
An Ancient Art: Ajrak Block Printing
September 18, 2020
Ajrak is an ancient block printing art that produces uniquely wonderful fabrics. The traditional elements include natural dyes...
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Producing the Catalog During the Pandemic
September 04, 2020
When it came time to produce the Fall catalog, we were faced with a great deal of uncertainty. We had to make decisions, but...
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A Rich Tradition: Hand Block Printing
May 21, 2020
Using carved wood blocks to print patterns on fabric may not have originated in India, but they have certainly made it their own....
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Behind the Scenes with MarketPlace
September 12, 2019
Take a look behind the scenes at how the fabric used for MarketPlace products is hand-printed by skilled artisans!...
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Our Mission in Products... Hand Embroidery
May 11, 2019
Hand embroidery on MarketPlace garments is an important factor in enabling women to work and earn a living. Because...
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Mission by Design
March 30, 2019
Women are the soul of MarketPlace. Our mission to empower women is why we exist, and it is embedded in everything we do. Employment,...
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Chindi Necklace
November 17, 2018
India has a long tradition of recycling used fabrics. Old saris and lungis are sewn together into quilts or cut and combined to...
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The Mohina Tunic
November 03, 2018 Traditional batik hand block printing is done with a wooden block with a hand carved pattern on one side. The block is first...
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The Sikkim Jacket
November 02, 2018
Hand embroidery on MarketPlace garments is an important factor in enabling women to work and earn a living. Because they are...
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Hand Embroidering the Patna Dress
November 02, 2018
Our mission is to work with women who are not able to find work elsewhere Hence, we have developed a number of strategies to get...
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Placement Printing
August 30, 2018
"Placement printing" is an exacting technique for positioning designs on fabric. Unlike an all-over print, placement printing is...
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Cheerful Chindi Bracelets
June 08, 2018
Cutting out our garments from lengths of cloth produces a lot of leftover bits and pieces. It is important to us to keep this...
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Hand Painting and Block Printing
May 04, 2018 India has a very long tradition of printing with hand-carved wooden blocks. While we love this technique and use it often, we also have...
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Bold Transformations
August 07, 2017
Sometimes it is possible to make treasure from trash. When a pattern is cut out from a length of cloth, small pieces of fabric are...
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Woven Wizardry
August 05, 2017
The first clue that you're going to someplace special is a sound. Even before you're in the village you hear a mysterious "clack...
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