...helping women artisans in rural Thailand and Laos
celebrate & sustain their weaving traditions, families & communities
new! Kokkabok Women's Cotton Group story

We buy silk and cotton textiles directly from village weaving groups that promote community development and environmental sustainability. Using the principles of fair trade, we pay a fair price set by the artisans and are building long-term relationships with these groups.

Our goal is to provide consumers with opportunities to be socially and environmentally responsible, while helping to reduce poverty, and preserve the cultural and artistic traditions of women in rural Thailand and Laos. Also, by primarily trading in village-raised silk and heritage varieties of cotton that are traditionally and sustainably produced, we are helping to reduce the environmental footprint of textile production.

This is what eco-fashion, ethical shopping, green shopping, sustainable clothing production and socially responsible giving is all about. Style with a conscience!

We're pleased to recognize the International Year of Natural Fibres (IYNF) 2009. This intiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, aims to "raise awareness of natural fibres, to promote efficiency and sustainability of the natural fibres, and to foster an effective international partnership among the various natural fibres industries."

Our interest is to continue to promote sustainable methods of production and fair trade that benefits rural artisans in Thailand and Laos.

Telling the story in pictures

The photographs on this website were taken by TAMMACHAT co-founder Ellen Agger during visits to rural Thailand and Laos. To see more of her photos of weaving villages, visit Social Fabric.

All photographs on this website are copyright Ellen Agger 2008, all rights reserved, unless otherwise credited. For permission to reproduce any of these photos, please contact Ellen.