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Eco-friendly, fair trade fashion & home decor
from rural Thailand & Laos

Handmade. Timeless. Helping women artisans.

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handwoven, naturally dyed silk scarf from Prae Pan Group in Thailand

Exquisitely handwoven textiles. Unique, limited editions. Natural silks & cottons. Natural dyes. Environmentally friendly. People friendly. Sustainable practices. Fairly traded.

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Browse our handwoven Silk Collection and Organic Cotton and Bamboo Collection in the TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles Online Shop.

Also available at TAMMACHAT's Fair Trade Textile Events and select stores in Nova Scotia, Canada.

 

 

 

silk scarves and shawls ~ wall hangings ~ silk squares for quilters and other artists ~ handbags ~ kids' sunhats ~ adult's sunhats

Artisans

dyeing silk with natural dyes in Thailand

...helping women artisans in rural Thailand and Laos celebrate and sustain their weaving traditions, families and communities

Visit our Artisans page and Travel Blogs for stories.

See how other artisans, like Nova Scotia's Kate Church and quilt artist Laurie Swim, are using TAMMACHAT's silks in their work.

 

"I love that I can see the hand of the maker in these textiles." ~ Jamie Pratt, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

TAMMACHAT news

Upcoming events (details on our Events page):

Bluenose Drive Waterfront Market
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

  • Tuesday & Wednesday, July 22 & 23, 2009 (during Tallships Festival)
  • Sunday, July 26 (during Wet Paint Sale)
  • Sunday, Aug. 30

Fall Holiday Gift Shows

  • Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009: Wolfville, Nova Scotia
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009: Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

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About... real people remarkable stories
A 4-minute video interview with TAMMACHAT co-founder Alleson Kase, photographs by co-founder Ellen Agger on southshorenow.ca.

 

TAMMACHAT books

Panmai and Prae Pan Group

weaver at a traditional floor loom in Thailand

A behind-the-scenes glimpse into 2 women's weaving co-ops in Northeast Thailand. Learn what we mean by slow fashion, eco-fashion and green fashion. Photos by Ellen Agger and text by Alleson Kase. Order directly from blurb.com.

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Ellen Agger's Social Fabric photoset See Ellen Agger's photo essay, Social Fabric.

Logo: International Year of Natural Fibres 2009

Celebrating the International Year of Natural Fibres 2009.

 
Photo: Fields of rice, the staple food of Southeast Asia

handcrafted • fairly traded • naturally dyed textiles
~ tammachat means natural in Thai ~

TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles
RR3, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia B0J 2E0, Canada1-902-624-0427ask(at)tammachat(dot)com
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