TAMMACHAT in the News

Fashioning Fair Trade
The New Brunswick Beacon, YouTube feature, St. Thomas University Journalism, Collin Hodd and Lily Boisson

Silk threads tie textiles to children's book project
NovaNewsNow.com, Nov. 1, 2009

Show brings attention to fair trade, eco-friendly goods
The Aquinian, St. Thomas University's Student Newspaper, Oct. 21, 2009

Making a difference a world away
The Daily Gleaner, Oct. 19, 2009

Work worth working for
The Clipper, May 19, 2009 (PDF file, scroll to page 6)

A taste of Thailand comes to town
South Shore Now/Bridgewater Bulletin/Lunenburg Progress Enterprise, May 19, 2009

Live at 5, CTV Atlantic News – Take 5 with Liz Rigney
May 1, 2009

Green + Fair Trade = Sustainable
by TAMMACHAT co-founder Alleson Kase, Fashion Takes Action, launched on Earth Day, April 22, 2009

"Social fabric: Tammachat combats poverty in Southeast Asia by bringing distinctive textiles to Halifax’s shoppers"
Halifax Magazine, April/May 2009

"100% SILK. 100% ART. Thai silk especially for quilters"
The Canadian Quilter, Spring 2009

"Nova Scotian business brings Fair Trade Textiles and Ethical Fashion to Wolfville"
The Athenaeum, Acadia University, November 2008

"Tammachat event natural approach to fairly traded textiles"
The Advertiser & NovaNewsNOW.com, Oct. 30, 2008

"Take the silk road to market"
The Telegram, June 4, 2008

"Fair-trade fare to be offered at show"
Bridgewater Bulletin and Lunenburg Progress Enterprise, May 6, 2008
(Download a PDF file of the article.)

"Building a business with a conscience"
The Chronicle Herald, April 28, 2008

Thanks to Lighthouse Publishing of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada for giving us permission to include the article above, Social Fabric, about TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles and our work with weaving co-operatives in Northeast Thailand. You can also download a PDF version for printing. (Note: This large file is 4.4 Mb).

The Chester Clipper also featured our work in their Sept. 18, 2007 Arts Column: Travellers' Yarns and Social Fabric on South Shore. Download the 1 Mb PDF file.