The people behind the cloth
Every piece in this collection begins with someone's hands. These are not fashion models — they are the embroiderers, weavers, spinners and dyers who carry these techniques forward.
Women weavers of Shatt village
Hand-loom weaving in wool
Women of the village weave the pattu on a loom, entirely in wool. More about them will be added as we learn it.
An Ahir embroidery collective
Hand embroidery, mirror work
A small group of women who work together in the slow months between farming seasons, teaching the next generation as they go.
A Hmong weaving household
Hemp weaving, batik, indigo dyeing
Three generations under one roof — the grandmother dyes, the mother weaves, the daughter is learning to draw wax.
A hill weaving cooperative
Nettle spinning, backstrap weaving
Formed so that nettle weaving would not disappear with the last weaver who still remembered it alone.