9th Oct 2022
Embroidered Bird Pillows From Guatemala: It starts with a boat ride
We start, naturally, at the beginning. We start with the cloth that hosts the embroiderer’s artistry…
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![Embroidered Bird Pillows From Guatemala: It starts with a boat ride]( "Embroidered Bird Pillows From Guatemala: It starts with a boat ride")
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![House Of Birds: Embroidery Artists of Santiago, Guatemala]( "House Of Birds: Embroidery Artists of Santiago, Guatemala")
6th May 2022House Of Birds: Embroidery Artists of Santiago, Guatemala
These women who learned embroidery as girls are known for their realistic and colorful birds. …
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![Shop Talk: Behind The Scenes #1. I Fell In Love With A Customer]( "Shop Talk: Behind The Scenes #1. I Fell In Love With A Customer")
7th Feb 2022Shop Talk: Behind The Scenes #1. I Fell In Love With A Customer
Feb, 20022 In early December, about an hour before closing-time, a customer walked in to…
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![The Dhebaria Rabari Embroidery Traditions Continue Kutch India]( "The Dhebaria Rabari Embroidery Traditions Continue Kutch India")
29th Nov 2021The Dhebaria Rabari Embroidery Traditions Continue Kutch India
To Stitch Or Not To Stich- That Was Their Question.The Dhebaria Rabari are a sub group of the Rabari…
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![How Are Hand Made Felt Rugs From Kyrgyzstan Made?]( "How Are Hand Made Felt Rugs From Kyrgyzstan Made?")
27th Oct 2021How Are Hand Made Felt Rugs From Kyrgyzstan Made?
These handmade felt rugs are traditionally made by women in nomadic tribes in Kyrgyzstan, which is a…
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![West Bengal Kantha Embroidery]( "West Bengal Kantha Embroidery")
28th Sep 2021West Bengal Kantha Embroidery
"West Bengal Kantha" is a stitched form of embroidered story telling. &nbs…
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![The Artistry of José Sicay Tzina and his Family of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala]( "The Artistry of José Sicay Tzina and his Family of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala")
28th Aug 2021The Artistry of José Sicay Tzina and his Family of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
Our history with Jose goes back nearly 30 years when Cultural Cloth co-founder, Jody Slocum met a…
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![Center for Traditional Textiles, Cusco Peru]( "Center for Traditional Textiles, Cusco Peru")
8th Feb 2021Center for Traditional Textiles, Cusco Peru
Wool throws are hand woven on back strap loom. …
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![Llapanmaki Weaving & Embroidery Ayacucho, Peru]( "Llapanmaki Weaving & Embroidery Ayacucho, Peru")
18th Nov 2020Llapanmaki Weaving & Embroidery Ayacucho, Peru
Creates opportunities for women by teaching handmade textile making. …
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![Ta’na’na Silk Cocoon Baskets from Madagascar]( "Ta’na’na Silk Cocoon Baskets from Madagascar")
28th Oct 2020Ta’na’na Silk Cocoon Baskets from Madagascar
It’s a beautiful thing when exquisite craftsmanship, nature, conservation, utility and reliable live…
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![Vetiver Root Baskets From Madagascar]( "Vetiver Root Baskets From Madagascar")
28th Oct 2020Vetiver Root Baskets From Madagascar
We travel to Madagascar to meet master basket weavers from Association Tahiana. The association prov…
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![Spirit Weavers: Wounaan Basket Makers]( "Spirit Weavers: Wounaan Basket Makers")
27th Oct 2020Spirit Weavers: Wounaan Basket Makers
Spirit Weavers: Wounaan basket makers.The Wounaan of Panama’s rain forest believe all plants have sp…
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![Stitching Lives Back To Freedom]( "Stitching Lives Back To Freedom")
29th Sep 2020Stitching Lives Back To Freedom
The Women of Silaiwali: their story in photos.The name Silaiwali is comprised of 2 Hindi words: Sila…
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![Malagasy Folktales Retold: Updated artistry from the women of Stitch St Luce, Madagascar.]( "Malagasy Folktales Retold: Updated artistry from the women of Stitch St Luce, Madagascar.")
14th Jul 2020Malagasy Folktales Retold: Updated artistry from the women of Stitch St Luce, Madagascar.
In 2015 a customer brought in a bag of embroideries she’d purchased from a women’s economic empowerm…
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![Sufiyan Khatri: Block Printer and Natural Dyer]( "Sufiyan Khatri: Block Printer and Natural Dyer")
1st Jul 2020Sufiyan Khatri: Block Printer and Natural Dyer
The first time we visited Sufiyan Khatri’s natural dye block-printing studio located outside of Bhuj…
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![Meander To Maiden Rock along the Great River Road!]( "Meander To Maiden Rock along the Great River Road!")
23rd Jun 2020Meander To Maiden Rock along the Great River Road!
Meander to Maiden Rock! The majestic Mississippi River bluffs and scenic Lake Pepin are the bac…
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![Checking In With Our Artisans]( "Checking In With Our Artisans")
6th May 2020Checking In With Our Artisans
May 6, 2020This week we describe how the Coronavirus has affected artists in 3 of the 27 countries w…
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![Bandhani with Jabbar Khatri: An ancient way of making pattern on cloth.]( "Bandhani with Jabbar Khatri: An ancient way of making pattern on cloth.")
28th Apr 2020Bandhani with Jabbar Khatri: An ancient way of making pattern on cloth.
You tend to remember where you were when you get the phone call alerting you of your mother’s immine…
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![The Update On the Ye'Kwana Basket Makers of Venezuela]( "The Update On the Ye'Kwana Basket Makers of Venezuela")
9th Sep 2019The Update On the Ye'Kwana Basket Makers of Venezuela
Venezuela has become a failed state. We’ve all viewed the scenes of 3 million people who have left t…
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28th Aug 2019
UPDATE: SIX HOURS ON LAKE PEPIN: THINGS TO DO SUNDAYS IN SEPTEMBER ON LAKE PEPIN
Spend Sunday exploring our picks on Lake Pepin starting with brunch at the Chef Shack in Bay City,…
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