Asia Monitor Resource Centre –
Homenet International article on Prae Pan Group
BALLE-Nova Scotia – Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
HomeNet Thailand – This
association is the coordinating centre of the network of homebased
producers and homeworkers, and non-governmental organizations in
Thailand.
Homenet Thailand – spotlight on
Panmai Group
Laos: Remnants of War photo essay – Our newest supplier is in Laos, the least developed and most rural
country in Southeast Asia. This photo essay illustrates the importance
and dangers of alternative forms of income generation in an area that
continues to be endangered by the ‘Vietnam’ War.
Mulberries – One of the Lao silk producing groups we now trade with. A
not-for-profit company, it creates income-generating opportunities for
Lao people in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
Pueblito – Eco-friendly fair trade jewellery and gifts handmade by artisans in South America.
Thai Food & Travel –
Kasma Loha-unchit offers Thai cooking classes in the San Francisco Bay area, online recipes and small-group adventure tours in Thailand to explore Thai culture off-the-beaten track. Read Kasma's blog entry, A Treasure of Northeastern Thailand: Weaving Villages.
The
ThaiCraft Association – This organization sells high quality
Thai crafts and promotes fair trade for partner artisan groups with
monthly fairs in Bangkok.
Work for Widows – This project provides much needed income to abandoned and widowed women in Sri Lanka by providing materials, training and a marketplace for products they create to support their families and educate their children.
World
Fair Trade Organization – Formerly IFAT, the global
network of Fair Trade
Organizations's mission is to improve the livelihoods and well being of
disadvantaged producers by linking and promoting Fair Trade
Organizations, and speaking out for greater justice in world trade.
World
Fair Trade Day – Celebrate May 9, 2009 in the
annual global campaign for the fair trade movement connecting
producers and consumers around the world.
Worldviews Asian Adventures – Our friend Roger Harmon runs fascinating small-group tours in Southeast Asia, using his skills and connections from his Peace Corps days in the region.
Anna Quilts – Quilt artist, respected teacher and designer, Anna Davison is also founder of the Women's Work Project.
Bonnie
Samuel Designs – Read a great blog about Fiber
& Textiles in Art, Cultures, Life.
Canadian
Quilt Association – This association promotes a greater
understanding, appreciation, and knowledge of the art, techniques, and
heritage of patchwork, appliqué and quilting.
EF Magazine – Check out Canada's newest eco-fashion magazine.
Ethical
Fashion Forum – This non-profit organization is a network of
designers, businesses and organisations focusing upon social and
environmental sustainability in the fashion industry.
Ethical
Style – An online magazine about eco-fashion issues that
features TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles in their October 2008 Behind
the Seams blog.
Fashion Takes Action – A member-based social enterprise launched on Earth Day, April 22, 2009, dedicated to sustainable fashion in Canada. We're members.
Fiber of Life – Stunning photographs by Cary Wolinsky (PDF file).
Fiber Focus – Check out a very interesting forum for textile and fibre art addicts who are curious about the world. Also of interest is a related blog, Rayela's Fiber Focus.
Fibre Foundations (scroll down the page to see individual workshop info) –
This hands-on workshop series explores all of the fundamentals of working with fibre. Part of Pollination Project, an education and development centre in rural Nova Scotia, Canada that offers opportunities to explore thse inherent connections
between healthy food, artistic expression, mindful practices and just society.
Floating Stone Silk Accessories – Our friend Lynda works with Cambodian groups to produce beautiful silk accessories, fairly traded.
Kate
Church Sculptural Puppetry – Kate is using some of our silks
in her whimsical creations.
Laurie Swim Quilt Art – We're
captivated by Laurie's use of the quilt to tell stories and show
feeling. Her recent book is a gem. Laurie used an exquisite piece of
TAMMACHAT's naturally dyed mutmii silk in the reflection on water in
her piece to the left.
Raw
Beauty. 16 x 16 inch Mixed Media Fibre, Laurie Swim 2008 (click
on the image to view a larger version)
Lake Ainslie Weavers and Craft Guild – Located in beautiful Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, this thriving weaving guild runs the Scotsville School of Crafts with Spring and Fall Courses. Worth a visit.
Monkey Beanz - kidz stuff from Thailand – This fair trade business sells clothes, toys, bags and nursery decor for the hip and modern family.
Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council – The NSDCC represents over 300 individual artisans and craft enthusiasts through markets, exhibitions and other activities, promoting the work of its members locally, nationally and internationally. Because we very much support local artisans too, we're members.
Pangnirtung
Tapestry Studio – These Inuit women tapestry weavers are part
ofthe Uqqurmiut
Centre for Arts & Crafts on Baffin Island, Nunavut,
in the Far Northof Canada. You see them here wearing silk scarves
handcrafted by weavers in Thailand and Laos!
Prae Pan Textiles – One of the weaving co-operatives whose work we carry gives background information on the group and can provide info for wholesale orders.
Rainbow Stitches – Clothing in cotton and hemp, silk and hemp, linen for men, women and children. Custom orders and alterations.
Available in Nova Scotia.
selvedge – This is our favourite textile magazine.
Studio
Art Quilt Associates – This international organization's
mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions,
professional development and documentation. We're members.
The Thai Textile Society – This
non-profit organization is dedicated to the study and appreciation of
textiles, with particular emphasis on the textiles of Thailand and
Southeast Asia. We're members.
Valerie
Hearder – Val is an internationally respected art quilter,
teacher and author. Learn more about her African
Threads project in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation's
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign.
What's the big deal about bamboo? – Read more about whether this is an eco-friendly fibre or not. We stay away from it, unless it's used as the peeled skin of bamboo that's woven into baskets.
Women's Work Project – "She works willingly with her hands," is the theme of this fibre project to celebrate women around the world.
