Maker Stories
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
Sustainable and social silk farm
The project from soil to silk is how Madhulika describes her silk farm. The 10 hectares of land where her parents grew maize and wheat now grow mulberry plants, food...
Sustainable and social silk farm
The project from soil to silk is how Madhulika describes her silk farm. The 10 hectares of land where her parents grew maize and wheat now grow mulberry plants, food...