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6: Indigo Handloom

6: Indigo Handloom

FromWeave


6: Indigo Handloom

FromWeave

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Smita is the founder of Indigo Handloom, which works with over 500 weavers in rural India to produce beautiful, handwoven textiles using ancient techniques. In this episode, we talk about how Smita went from working as a journalist to founding Indigo Handloom, the challenges that weaving communities in India are facing, how she works with both emerging designers and large brands to build out a market for handwoven fabric, and much more. Show notes: www.gistyarn.com/episode-6
Released:
Feb 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The weave podcast, a project of Gist Yarn, brings together a community of fiber artists and people who love weaving, farmers and mill owners, textile artists and loom manufacturers, to tell the stories of the threads that bind us together.