Maker Stories

Kantha: de draad van leven

Kantha: the thread of life

It all started in a small village in the far east of India, on the border of Bangladesh. One woman saw an opportunity for all women: kantha embroidery. A way...

Kantha: the thread of life

It all started in a small village in the far east of India, on the border of Bangladesh. One woman saw an opportunity for all women: kantha embroidery. A way...

De kunst van Nakshi Kantha

The art of Nakshi Kantha

The earliest and most basic kantha stitch is a simple running stitch used to sew old pieces of cloth together to make clothes and blankets again. Nakshi kantha is decorative...

The art of Nakshi Kantha

The earliest and most basic kantha stitch is a simple running stitch used to sew old pieces of cloth together to make clothes and blankets again. Nakshi kantha is decorative...

Transparante, sociale en milieuvriendelijke Khadi katoen

Transparent, social and environmentally friendl...

In the north of India we work with a remarkable textile producer: SPOKSS. Founded by a young woman with a mission: to offer marginalized communities in rural areas a chance...

Transparent, social and environmentally friendl...

In the north of India we work with a remarkable textile producer: SPOKSS. Founded by a young woman with a mission: to offer marginalized communities in rural areas a chance...

Vrouwen maken spoelen van Kala-katoen

An old species of cotton: Kala

In the northwest of India lies a vast area with large dry plains: Kutch. The indigenous Kala cotton has grown here for centuries. This resilient cotton plant does not need...

An old species of cotton: Kala

In the northwest of India lies a vast area with large dry plains: Kutch. The indigenous Kala cotton has grown here for centuries. This resilient cotton plant does not need...

Ajrakh

Ajrakh

Original Ajrakh block printed fabrics come from Ajrakhpur. This village consists of an immigrant community from the state of Sindh. Everyone here practices the same craft: Ajrakh, a form of...

Ajrakh

Original Ajrakh block printed fabrics come from Ajrakhpur. This village consists of an immigrant community from the state of Sindh. Everyone here practices the same craft: Ajrakh, a form of...

Diervriendelijke wol van oude schapenrassen

Animal-friendly wool from old sheep breeds

A part of our woolen scarves are made from wool from two ancient indigenous Indian sheep breeds Magra and Nali. In the Thar desert of Rajasthan, these sheep have been...

Animal-friendly wool from old sheep breeds

A part of our woolen scarves are made from wool from two ancient indigenous Indian sheep breeds Magra and Nali. In the Thar desert of Rajasthan, these sheep have been...