Hand embroidery on MarketPlace garments is an important factor in enabling women to work and earn a living. Because they are also responsible for running their households, including shopping for food, cooking, cleaning, and childcare, they need to be able to work from home. Embroidery work can be fitted in around their other obligations. ItContinue reading “Mission in Products — Embroidery”
Category Archives: Embroidery
Mission by Design
By Adele, MarketPlace designer Women are the soul of MarketPlace. Our mission to empower women is why we exist, and it is embedded in everything we do. Employment, business development, education, social programs, and connection to a global audience are critical components of that mission. The design process, like everything else, starts and ends withContinue reading “Mission by Design”
The Patna Dress
Because our mission is to work with women who are not able to find work elsewhere, we have developed a number of strategies to get them earning quickly. Most women are taught from an early age to sew, mending clothing and recycling old clothes into quilts. We build on that ability by introducing them toContinue reading “The Patna Dress”
The Sikkim Jacket
Hand embroidery on MarketPlace garments is an important factor in enabling women to work and earn a living. Because they are also responsible for running their households, including shopping for food, cooking, cleaning, and childcare, they need to be able to work from home. Embroidery work can be fitted in around their other obligations. ItContinue reading “The Sikkim Jacket”
The Puri Top
Daycare is hard to come by in most parts of India. Traditionally children were looked after by the extended family in the family home. However, since the women have moved to Mumbai from their villages, they do not have much family support. Hand embroidery allows women to work from home and is an essential toolContinue reading “The Puri Top”
MarketPlace: Handwork of India 