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Continuing our emphasis on fair trade makers, our Featured Maker this month is Samantha Morshed, OBE, of Hathay Bunano, now called Pebble. Having worked in fair trade for over a decade, she began working out of her spare room with 12 women, and grew her non-profit to great honors and...

A note from Erin: Our first six Featured Makers were all American artisans. For our next six Featured Makers, we’ve decided introduce you to some of our fair trade partners. One thing we hope you’ll see from these interviews is how connected we all are. Our fair trade makers all...

Last time, we spoke with Isaac Childs of Rustico about his company's founding and philosophy. We finish our interview discussing the changing production landscape and the future of Rustico:  Q: So how do you respond to the changing landscape in the other direction: the recent emphasis on American Made products?...

Last time, we spoke to Nellie Rose Davis of Nellie Rose Textiles about her studies in shibori.  We continue our conversation:  Q: How did you come to found Nellie Rose Textiles? What was the inception like? What obstacles did you face? NRD: I didn’t establish NR Textiles until I had spent...